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
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
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; 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
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to chase; to run after; to pursue
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
to come from; to have roots in
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
to degenerate; to lapse into
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
number of characters; number of letters
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die