to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
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 seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
is that so?; I see; right; oh
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
both (people); the two of them
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
too (much); overly; excessively
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
inside; interior; inner part
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
you could say that; that might be so
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
streetwalker; nightwalker; prostitute
that; the matter in question
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
door; gate; opening; title page
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew