helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to happen to hear; to overhear
to mind; to care; to worry
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
surely; certainly; without doubt
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
fundraising; financing; cash flow
older sister; elder sister
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
armaments; military preparations
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
sampling a drink; tasting
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
on bad terms; at loggerheads
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)