to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle
to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
easy to read; legible; clear
one's physical safety; personal security
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
matter of time; question of time
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
not worth considering; out of the question
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
about this time; about now
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
transcendence; transcendency
different thing; another question; different case
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
repulsion; repulsive force
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)