testimony; (verbal) evidence
place; room; margin; scope
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
just a minute; small quantity
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
respect and affection; love and respect
subtracting points; points deducted
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
leader; authority; mainstay
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
because of; owing to; due to
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
near oneself; close to one; familiar
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
other than; excluding; without
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
that day; the very same day