being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
counter for generations; epoch
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
insight; power of observation
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
neck; head; dismissal; discharge