to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
only; merely; but; no more than
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
store interior; inside of a shop
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt