one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to subsist; to keep on living
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
incident; affair; happening; event
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
connection; link; relationship
anything and everything; just about everything
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
duty; function; office; mission; task
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to encamp; to take up positions
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
planning; project; plan; design
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
not worth considering; out of the question
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank