guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to put into effect; to put into practice
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
markka (former currency of Finland); Finnish mark
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
resolute; determined; bold
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
right beside; close to; nearby
rescue mission; evacuation operation
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to stop walking; to pause
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger