ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
troubled face; worried expression
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
around the clock; day and night
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
personal feelings; self-interest
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
order; command; directions; instructions
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
hard struggle; strenuous effort
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
being too late; losing one's final chance
to take measures; to take steps; to take action; to make a move
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
failure to reach agreement
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
nonchalant air; unruffled air
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
half and half; fifty-fifty
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique