(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
very good luck; excellent fortune
doom; fate; misfortune; disaster
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
female genital mutilation; FGM; female circumcision; female genital cutting
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
from the viewpoint of; according to
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
manner (with others); attitude
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
default; default (setting)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
(not) so much; (not) that much
lookup function; search function
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to have a reason; to have an excuse
and; thereupon; because of that