defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
kidney stone; renal calculus
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
fighting against an illness
allegiance; obedience; submission
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
subscriber; reader; admirer
adherent; devotee; believer
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
from the beginning; from scratch
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
a little bit; a little while
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
long walk; roundabout way
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
preparation; arrangements
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
kidney stone; renal calculus