to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
the other day; lately; recently
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
desperation; self-abandonment
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
birth date; date of birth; DOB
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
just because; even if; even though
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten