to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
nothing but; except; no more than
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
departure; leaving; setting off
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
appointment; rendezvous; date
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
silence (not speaking); muteness
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
and then; and so; and; so then
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer