ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
bad influence; negative influence
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
when; how soon; how long until
telecommunications; correspondence
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to grow; to develop; to grow up
ten (long cylindrical things)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
strip-searching; security check
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
elementary; basic; rudimentary
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation