stepping back; drawing back
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
clothing and accessories; attire
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
low tone; bass; low voice
high-pitched tone; soprano
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
unconditionally; as a rule
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry