to escape from; to get out
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
championship; title (of champion)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
dullard; indecisive person
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
personality; character; individuality; personhood
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
violent explosion; bursting
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
settlement; solution; resolution
quickly; calmly; intently
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
protuberant; paunchy; idly
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
long-awaited; much-awaited
godsend; gift from providence
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy