to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
next; secondly; subsequently
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
that is to say; so that means
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
scene; sight; scenario; setting
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be relieved; to feel relieved
it's probably so; it stands to reason
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
instead; but (on the other hand)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight