to be helpful; to be useful
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
being left out; being ostracized
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
ignorant of the ways of the world
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
conviction; belief; confidence
to incur someone's enmity