winter vacation; winter holidays
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to take (be in) charge of
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
match; game; bout; contest
concussion (of the brain)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down