gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
the whole year; all the year
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
grip (of hand); grip strength
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
acceleration; speeding up
year in, year out; always; 24-7
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward