to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
everything one does; whatever one does
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
every evening; night after night
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)