guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
parting ways after a quarrel
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
script; screenplay; scenario
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
looking depressed; long face
survival; survivor; relic
massing (of troops); gathering
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
in person; personally; directly
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to be talented; to be able
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to choke; to have trouble breathing
dilapidated house; deserted house
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up