pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
noisy; confused; uproarious
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
number of times; frequency; count
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to happen to have on hand or in stock
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)