to look away; to avert one's eyes
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
this and that; one thing and another
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to cut; to slit; to slash
to beat to death; to kill
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
people; men and women; each person; everybody
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
handrail; railing; banister
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
just past noon; afternoon
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely