difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
momentous (crucial) decision
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
review (of learned material); revision
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
particularly; only; in the case of
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to become empty; to be emptied
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
kick; treating (someone) poorly
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness