discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
reaction; response; reaction
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to put on airs; to assume importance
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
it's not like; it isn't as if
to lay aside; to set aside
lately; recently; nowadays
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)