back street; back alley; off-street
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
older brother and younger sister
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
mask; disguise; guise; mask
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
(distinction of) sex; gender
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to maintain; to continue to have