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
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
holding on to; sticking to
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
something like ...; something called ...
greeting; a fine thing to say
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
in this manner; in this way; like this
bon voyage; have a nice trip
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
already; now; no longer; not any more
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
schoolgirl; female student
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
make good use of; make the most of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
TV series; television series
digital versatile disc; DVD