to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
gesture; gesticulation; motion
training (animals); breaking (animals)
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to enter the government service
boastful speech; bragging
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
indirection; indirectness
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
people close to the head man
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
(television) reception; receiving (a picture)
vertical bars; vertical lattice
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality