strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
mass of rock; rock lump; block
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
cutting in line; queue jumping
welling of water; spring water; spring
helping hand; help; support; aid
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to have a narrow escape from death
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
to collect information; to gather knowledge
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
foreign matter; impurities
number of words; vocality
to win and advance to the next round
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
room for growth; potential; promise
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
rival candidate; opposing candidate