backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
legally permitted speed; national speed limit
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
working in the fields; working on a farm
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
tissue paper; toilet paper
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
doctor's visit; house call
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
(one's) current position; current location; present position
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
terraced fields; terraced farm
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
with a start; with a jump
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
staying the night; lodging (at)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect