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  • To hope for a good  outcome for someone  or something
    keep one's fingers crossed
  • A disturbing sudden vivid memory of an event in the past, typically as the result of psychological trauma
    flashback
  • To betray someone
    to stab someone in the back
  • when you remember something vividly, you say "I remember it as if..."
    it were yesterday
  • The process of bringing up a child or children
    child-rearing
  • When you can't remember a past event very clearly - "It's all a bit of a..."
    blur now
  • A device used for exercise, consisting of a continuous moving belt on which to walk or run
    treadmill
  • To deceive someone playfully; tease someone
    to pull someone's leg
  • when something is over quickly, you say it was all over in a ___
    flash
  • To pretend not to notice something
    to turn a blind eye
  • To pressurize someone into doing something that they are reluctant to do
    to twist one's arm
  • when time seems to dilate as you watch an event unfold: "everything seemed to be happening..."
    in slow motion