passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
normal duties; (one's) regular work
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
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)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
battlefield; battleground
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
interruption; suspension; break
to push aside; to brush aside
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
tall figure; high stature
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket