coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
future (usually near); prospects
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
holding two or more positions concurrently
to say no more; to sink into silence
to knock down; to send flying
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
ostentation; show; affectation
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern