frantic dash; rushing at full speed
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
seventh day of the month; seven days
middle day (e.g. sumo tournament, run of theatrical performances, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
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
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
racewalking; race walking; walking race
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)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to push aside; to push one's way through