half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
with a start; with a jump
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
scene; view; prospect; outlook
manly; masculine; like a man
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to yell; to rant; to rave
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
main street; avenue; boulevard
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to slide down; to slip down
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
rank (of troops); file; column; formation