to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
treating someone like a child
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
all you want; as much as one wants
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
preference; priority; precedence
serious look (on one's face); straight face
true character; true heart; true spirit
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
in the end; on top of that
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
speech and conduct; words and deeds
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
another thing; other things; another man's property
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
board of directors; board of trustees
since then; from that time; ever since
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal