to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
although I say; although one might say; although called
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
invisibly; secretly; privately
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
severe; strict; tough; hard
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
considerably; greatly; a lot
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
personal; individual; private
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
I see; that's right; indeed
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something