polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
to approach; to draw near
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
otherwise; or else; if not
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
survival; survivor; relic
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
breakthrough; great discovery
one way or the other; either way
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
about here; in this neighborhood
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
three; three years of age
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
good performance; good work; great success
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)