lean figure; slender figure
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
just like; the same as; no different than
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
sales promotion; hard selling
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
close; intimate; on good terms
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
beyond one's means or position
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
but; however; even though; even if
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection