retainer; attendant; escort
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
older sister; elder sister
promising; hopeful; full of promise
intelligence gathering; information gathering
strength; power; proficiency; ability
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
perfect; complete; flawless
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell
person of doubtful origin
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
for today; for the time being
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
in the future; another day; later
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
polite; respectful; reverent