to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
young person; youth; young
outward appearance; looks
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
black and white; right and wrong
I don't like it; I hate it
never mind!; don't worry about it
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless