to hear a rumor; to get wind of
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to appear all together; to be all present
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
line; queue; procession; matrix
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
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
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
raising (an embankment, levee, etc.); increasing (a budget, fees, etc.); raising; inflating (figures)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
ominous smile; dark smile; creepy smile
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
power harassment; harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power; bullying
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on