to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
wicked thought; wicked mind
number of times; frequency; count
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
final; eventual; ultimate
meritocracy; merit system
if it is the case that ...
to get strong; to gain strength
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than