to take measures; to take steps; to take action; to make a move
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
to be main; to be principal; to be important
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
reduction by half; halving
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
dropout; quitter; deserter
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
all (there is); as long as there is
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to dance; to perform a dance
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
freeze frame; stop motion
to postpone; to defer; to reschedule
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to