small sum (of money); small amount
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
bragging of one's misfortune
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
duty; obligation; responsibility
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to hide; to keep to oneself
the way back; the way home; return trip
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
January; first month of the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
in the meanwhile; during the time
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
sensitivity to cold; poor circulation
to push aside; to brush aside
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede