with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to happen to have on hand or in stock
trouble; quarrel; dispute
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
dozens; scores of; decades
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
dwelling; house; residence; address
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(present) head of a family
one's principal residence; main home
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to have a relationship; to have relations
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched