dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to go out and away; to leave
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
to be saved up (of money)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
victory is mine; with this, I'll win
function; facility; faculty; feature
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
secret; private; surreptitious
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
new functionality; new feature
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
sanity; consciousness; soberness
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school