abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to stop walking; to pause
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
hand used like a sword in striking
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
way of asking; way of listening; listener
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to remember; to keep in mind
to be ill; to suffer from
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
both; both sides; both parties
having no idea; having no clue
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to take someone's life; to kill someone
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent