to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
synchronization; synchronized swimming
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
inattention; absent-mindedness
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
very great; enormous; serious
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to anticipate; to foresee
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to let an opportunity slip
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to