to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
youthful; young; young-looking
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
cigarette end; cigarette butt
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to push (something) against
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to roll up; to be rolled up
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
one-by-one; separately; in detail