stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
to creep about; to crawl around
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
apparently; appears to be
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
gasoline; petrol; petroleum; benzine; volatile oil
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
journey; route of a journey
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to brush off; to shake off
(dead) end; end of the line
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at