string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
individual; private person; personal; private
lease agreement; rental contract
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
characteristic; feature; special quality
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to happen to meet; to come across
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
emergency light; emergency lamp
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
pitch dark; total darkness