evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
truly; really; genuinely; indeed
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
change; transition; vicissitudes
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
piling shame on top of shame
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)