to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to rush over; to run up to
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
teacher; instructor; professor
aptitude; aptness; suitability
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
pronunciation; production of sound
deep affection; dear; beloved
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
vocal sound; tone of voice
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
capricious; moody; whimsical
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
meeting; greeting; welcome
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
already; now; no longer; not any more
opposite side; opposition
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
everywhere; all over; throughout