nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
how long; how much; to what extent
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
calm; composed; leisurely
intercept; interception; counter-attack
head start; initiative; preemption
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
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)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)