(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
on the occasion of; at the time of
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
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
due form; official; formality
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
spine; backbone; spinal column
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
riskiness; (level of) danger
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
physical education; PE; gym (class)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
along the river; riverside
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
had better ...; had better not ...
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings