taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
that; the matter in question
choice; selection; option
(not) a single person; (no) one
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
one by one; one at a time; in turn
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
key piece of advice; key tip; hint
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
complete stranger; total stranger
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
in one's own way or style
interval; step; pitch; key
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)