to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
only; merely; but; no more than
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed