negotiations; discussions; connection
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
in one's own way or style
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
craving for the limelight
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to polish up; to shine up
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
fund-raising; fund collecting
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
pride; boast; credit (to)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally