rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
tall figure; high stature
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
layup (in basketball); lay-up; lay-up (shot)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
technology; technique; technical
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
internal conditions; true state of affairs
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
almost every day; almost daily
specialization; specialisation
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
addition; adding; supplement
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared