to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to knock down; to utterly defeat
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
(in) his way; peculiar to him
chance (of success); odds
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to distract one's attention
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
well-bred; of good upbringing
call; summons; convening; convocation
resolution; vote; decision
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to form a group; to form a bunch
rock drill; pneumatic drill; jackhammer
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party