to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
in the future; another day; later
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
simply; merely; only; solely
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to throw at; to turn; to raise
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm