to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
snowslide; small avalanche
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
how long; how far; how much
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)