to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
without sparing time for sleep
to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to make an appearance; to show up
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall off; to tumble down
such; like that; that sort of
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
report; notification; registration
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
hand used like a sword in striking
to knock down; to knock off
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
decision; determination; resolution
word for word; verbatim; literally