small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
distance in a straight line
to crumble away; to collapse
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
that kind; competition; match
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
good; goodness; right; virtue
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
how; in what way; I wonder
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to be consistent; to be coherent
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to erase all trace of something
hills and fields; hill and dale
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to cut; to slit; to slash
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)