joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to take a breath; to take a short rest
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate