training; drill; practice; discipline
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
while; during (the time when)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
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 say goodbye; to bid farewell
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
racewalking; race walking; walking race
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fast walking; semi-jogging
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
in search of; in order to look for
to begin; to set about; to start
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies