direct connection; direct link
degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
progress; advance; improvement; development
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
(advertising) slogan; catchphrase; tagline
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
a little bit; a little while
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
flawless; absolute perfection
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
changing clothes; change of clothes
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
in case of; at that time; at this time
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever