to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
inattention; absent-mindedness
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
exactly as stated; verbatim
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
modesty; humility; being humble
to think too much; to be over-concerned
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
guess; speculation; supposition