to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
not yet known; unknown; strange
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be pretentious; to put on airs
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
in the future; another day; later
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)