self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to rock; to shake; to swing
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
direction of travel; direction of movement
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
genuine article; real thing; real deal
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
several people; a few people
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep