to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
now that; since; so long as; because
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
unqualified; without qualifications
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row; neck and neck; (almost) equal
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to go past; to pass; to pass by
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
loser; defeated person; the defeated
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like