many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
being on the ropes; losing ground
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
busy; having no (free) time
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
all times and places; all ages and countries
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
speech; utterance; starting to speak; word used to start a sentence
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
another thing; exception; special case
to take someone's life; to kill someone
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
weight; heavyweight boxer
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
sweet voice; seductive voice
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)