optimization; optimisation
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
navigator; host (of a TV show, etc.); hostess; MC
inheritance; something given or received
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
but; however; provided that
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
civilized person; civilized people
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
un-; non-; negative prefix
untouched; unused; intact
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
loveable; very likeable; like very much
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success