chance (of success); odds
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
first generation; founder
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
hereabouts; around there; that area
foreign; abroad; overseas
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
when it comes to; concerning
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to be discordant; to have discord
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to manage something successfully; to be successful
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
advance; moving forward; progress
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory