to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
middle of the night; dead of night
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
secret; private; surreptitious
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
dead person; deceased person
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
feudal retainer or warrior
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
growing wild (naturally); native
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification