earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
7th day of the month; seven days
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be afraid (of); to be frightened; to be scared; to tremble in fear; to shrink in fear
simple honesty; tactless frankness
harsh criticism; something worthless or of little value
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
each place; various places
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; ataxia
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
one cause; one reason; one factor
jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
normal practice; proper practice
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
all you want; as much as one wants
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate