preparing to flee; being ready to run away
(male) lover (esp. of a prostitute); paramour (of a married woman)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
real hair; one's own hair
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
transsexual; gender swap (in fiction); genderswap; total station; tracking stock
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
infant; baby; little child
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
one's share; one's portion
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
first of all; first thing
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
princess; daughter of a nobleman
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to make one's rounds; to patrol
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to harm; to cause harm to
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air