discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
technical skill; ability; capacity
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
steady; sound; reliable; solid
steady; firm; solid; secure
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
older employee who does not have much actual work
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
production (e.g. play); direction
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
cooking; food preparation
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest