to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be hot on a person's heels
willpower; energy; vitality
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
for a while; for some time; for a period
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to talk; to carry meaning
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to have an idea; to have a clue
confidence; trust; faith; credit
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
street; quarter; district; area
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to have a talk; to tell a story
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
overlapping; piling; stacking
many; much; plenty; hardly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)