to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
heart; guts; nerve; central part
being startled; getting a shock
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to make one's heart flutter
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
closely-guarded secret; top secret
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
I have nothing to do with it
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
well-bred; of good upbringing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
generation; lifetime; age