to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to stick it out (until the end)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
sincere; earnest; serious
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to throw away; to abandon
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation