to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to knead well; to polish; to refine
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
going straight on; going straight ahead
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
most difficult; next to impossible
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
the last moment; the very end
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
on the occasion of; at the time of
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb