until now; so far; up to the present
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
God; god; ace; king; superior person
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
again; once more; a second time
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
than; from; out of; except; but; more
three; three years of age
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)