condition; situation; prospects
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
detour; diversion; alternative route
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
after that; afterwards; thereafter
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
in good health; alive and well; going strong
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
from the beginning; from scratch
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to write down; to record; to register
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
putting into operation; invocation
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm