person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
commitment; pledge; promise
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to support each other; to support one another
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
extensive; vast range; wide scope
results (of a study or investigation)
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
somehow; for some reason (or other)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to speak ill of; to disparage
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
right and wrong; good and evil
one's principles and position
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
prevention; protection (against); precaution
practical; realistic; pragmatic
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
right to choose; a say; option