to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
outline; contour line; border line
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
otherwise; or else; if not
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
death from cold; freezing to death
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
no complaints, no returns, no cancellations
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to count on one's fingers
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
survival; survivor; relic
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
parts; accessories; components
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
abandoned city; deserted city
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
present (brought by a visitor); gift
running the whole distance