to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
finding employment; getting a job
student (esp. a university student)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
baseball player; ballplayer
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
delicious; tasty; good; nice
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way