secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
alone; by oneself; on one's own
quiet; still; surreptitious
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
somehow; for some reason (or other)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
writing; composition; essay; sentence