great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
colorless and transparent
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
master; teacher; stable master
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
extensive; vast range; wide scope
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw