chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
about to leave; about to start out
shoeshine; shoe polishing
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
a little bit; a little while
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
fresh wound; fresh bruise
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to sniff out; to get wind of
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
district; section; sector
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
depression; recession; slump
life; living; I; me; student
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
share; portion; quota; cut
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to lead someone around by the nose