to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
succeeding; following; trailing; next
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
stone mortar; millstone; quern
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
gambling den; gambling house
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to run through; to run past
propulsive power; driving force
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
load; loading; weight (of a load)
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to rant and rave; to raise hell
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
power balance; balance of power
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
otherwise; or else; if not
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
candidly revealing (secrets); revelation; disclosure; confession