to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
ministries and government offices; the authorities
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
application; request; petition
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
event; phenomenon; matter
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
in order; sequential; seriatim
radioactive contamination
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
final; eventual; ultimate
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to wash away; to rinse off
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly