declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
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)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
absence; disregard; indifference
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
wild beast; wild animal; brute
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
length (of an animal); body length
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
standing tree; standing timber
rapid decrease; sharp reduction; sudden drop; recession
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
appearance; air; condition; state; form
sunlight filtering through trees
making practical; making useful; implementing
production stoppage; discontinuance