beginning; outset; first; onset
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
such; this sort of; like this
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
ago; since; before; previous
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
head of the student council; president of the student council
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
form; shape; figure; visage
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire