leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
beginning; opening; start; outset
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
authority; power; function
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
marking; grading; scoring
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
in succession; one after another
to overflow from something full
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
feeling keenly; fully realizing
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be kind to; to treat kindly
hate; hate crime; hate speech; hate; threat
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to be discouraged; to shrink from
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
tag (children's game); tig
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to breathe out; to exhale
to spend time (on doing something)