applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
official duties; office; function
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
as one had hoped; as one wishes
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
thorough; exhaustive; complete
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to change completely; to change suddenly
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to speak; to hear a voice
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
surrounding at a distance
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts