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yearn (for)

hanker, hunger, thirst (have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from), long for

wreak

Cause,inflict, to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way.

Worshipped

to be adored, to be held in high regard, to be idolized

voyage

journey, odyssey, quest

very important

decisive, paramount, significant, key, crucial

turn to

take up, go in for, enter

to take a rain check

postpone (usually) a plan to a later date, put off

to jeopardize

put someone into a situation of danger, harm, or failure.

to delay

To suspend, to pospone, lag

to brush up on

to review something, to study, to read up, to go over

to be acomplished

someone who is very skilled or experienced in a field

take something on

accept a new challenge or responsibility

take care of

look after, protect, keep an eye on

safe and sound

unharmed, secure, intact, protected

restrain

prevent, stop, hinder, hold back

Reached

Achieved

put your mind to

to decide you are going to do something, to make an effort

poised

cool-headed, calm, composed

part and parcel

a feature of something that can't be avoided

offbeat

unconventional, odd, rare, bizarre, unusual, uncommon, weird

myriad

a lot, plenty of

luggage

baggage

long time no see

Haven't see you in a while/it's been a while,hasn't it?

in the long run

sooner or later

in short

in summary, in brief, in a nutshell, to sum up

hence

as a result, thus, therefore

head / go south

obstacle, to go downhill, to go from bad to worse, to fall apart

hazardous

dangerous, risky, perilous, unsafe, unsound

gobsmacked

stunned,amazed,thunderstruck

get the boot

to be fired

flee

To scape rapidlly from a hostil enviroment

eye-opener

Enlightening, new, makes you discover new ideas, revealing

expentancy

hope, anticipation, expectaction...

excited

eager, agitated, stirred up, impassioned, enthusiastic, be dying for/to do

enhances

increases, intensifies

eloquent

Synonim for articualte, well-spoken or formal. Used in a formal context.

effortless

hassle-free, easy-going, uncomplicated and trouble-free

drawback

downside

conversely

On the contrary, in contrast, whereas, opposed to that...

compelling

fascinating, constraining / compulsory, imperative

commute

to make a journey regularly between work and home

carry on

Continue

boring

dull, tedious

Because of

by reason of, on account of, owing to, due to

be fit as a fiddle

be strong

bashful

timid, shy, introvert

baffled

confused, mystyfied, puzzled

back and forth

Going to and from a place.

At the half way point

inside, interior, intermediary, intermediate, mean, midpoint and midway

at face value

to take something literally, to accept something as it appears to be

astonishing

amazing