to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
build; physique; frame; constitution
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
called; known as; that; to say
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to become frayed; to become loose
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
way of talking; speaking style
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on