end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
fortune-telling; divination
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
without; unless; have to do
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
even if; even though; however; no matter how
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation