highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to knead well; to polish; to refine
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
number of (large) animals
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
8th day of the month; eight days
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
about this time; about now
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
back (of a chair); backrest
to breathe out; to exhale
to speak; to hear a voice
call; summons; convening; convocation
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to have a bitter experience
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
generation; lifetime; age
first generation; founder
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
succession to another's professional name
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited