to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to leave (a scene); to step away
if so; in that case; in that situation
no matter how much time passes
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
every person; each one; everybody
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
half and half; fifty-fifty
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
consideration; taking into account
(necessary) personnel; required person
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
devoted; self-sacrificing
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to read the situation; to sense the mood
application; request; petition
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation