strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
dealing with; coping with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
again (and again); once again; yet again
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
good impression; favorable impression
sublime; noble; high-minded
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject