same plane; same level; flush (with); even (with)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
how; in what way; how about; questionable
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
all you want; as much as one wants
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
government office; public office
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
they; those guys; those fellows
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
wake (of a ship or aircraft); flight path
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
standard type; standard size
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to go past; to pass; to pass by