adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
glue; grue (fictional monster)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
lately; recently; nowadays
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
such ... as; or some such
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!