clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(some) more; even more; longer; further
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
please (give me); please (do for me)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
way; method; means; resource; course
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
what time; (lit.) which hour
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since