to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to incur someone's enmity
to refuse; to reject; to deny
giving up; quitting; surrendering
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
by all means; at all costs
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
recommendation; endorsement
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
spare time; free time; leisure time
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
sunlight filtering through trees
rare event; unexpected event
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
apropos of nothing; to change the subject