merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
protein; protein powder; protein supplement
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
supercompensation; overcompensation
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
owner (esp. of a business)
to have time free; to have time to spare
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small