to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
3rd day of the month; three days
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
being too late; losing one's final chance
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
research material; experimental material
to tower above; to stand out
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
(not saying anything) no matter what
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities