curse; spell; malediction
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
quitting while one is ahead
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
one by one; one after another; successively
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
good-natured; of good character
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
correction; looking over; touching up
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint