haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
lately; recently; nowadays
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
traveler; traveller; stranger
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to support each other; to support one another
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
great numbers; numerical superiority
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
pistol; handgun; revolver
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to have a hard time of it
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
mountain road; mountain trail
interested person; volunteer; supporter
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
earthly paradise; Shangri-la