to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
independent action; acting alone
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to approach; to draw near
to make an appearance; to show up
face contorted and about to cry
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
to badger; to pester; to beg
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
one's physical safety; personal security
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
unexpectedly; surprisingly
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through