on the occasion of; at the time of
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
site; point on a map; spot
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
stage fright; social anxiety disorder; social phobia
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to keep away; to keep at a distance
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
poor physical health; bad shape
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
scene; spectacle; sight; view
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
middle of the night; dead of night
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls