to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to overflow from something full
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
bet; wager; stake; gamble
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to brave a danger; to take a risk
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
energy conservation; economical use of energy
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
great success; huge success
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)