admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
person standing watch; guard duty
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
evident; plain; distinct; clear
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to bend; to warp; to curve
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
condition; situation; prospects
slope; slanting surface; bevel
moment to quit; way to quit
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to hate each other; to hate mutually
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
ninth day of the month; nine days
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
water temperature (esp. bath)
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
synchronization; synchronized swimming