to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
too much; excessively; too
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
hard worker; hardworking person
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
alone; by oneself; on one's own
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
self-torturing; masochistic
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
even though; despite; when
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
you could say; you might say; verging on the
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
good humour (humor); good mood
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
surely (not); certainly (not)
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive