to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
connection; link; relationship
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
training (animals); breaking (animals)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
attraction; lure; invitation
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
ignorant of the ways of the world
retort; back talk; backchat
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
all companies; each company