to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
bribe; money under the table
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
boisterously; roughly; briskly
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to live through; to survive
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
modern state; modern nation
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
deep emotion; strong feelings
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
otherwise; or else; if not
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
symptoms; condition (of a patient)