to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
contact; touch; contact lens
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
course; route; path; process; stages
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
emotional scars; mental trauma
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
productive; constructive; meaningful
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
something; something or other; something something
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
something or other; somehow
social life; social intercourse
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
part; portion; glimpse; bit