to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
overripeness; full maturity; full development
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
order; command; directions; instructions
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
thick; fat; chubby; hefty; plump
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
straying; wandering (off course)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
end; close; finish; termination