flight; desertion; escape
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
sad to say; how sad; alas
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
tottering steps; drunken staggering
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
year in, year out; always; 24-7
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
the scruff or nape of the neck
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
sign of remorse; indication of regret
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank