to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
formal; orthodox; in earnest
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
diplomatic; diplomatically
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
immersion; being absorbed in
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
landing; alighting; touch down
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
quickly; calmly; intently
surface of the earth; ground surface
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
depth; shade (of color, colour)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
real intention; true motive; true meaning
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind