to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
long distance relationship
notice; notification; report; posting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
choices; alternatives; options
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
doing whatever one pleases
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to subsist; to keep on living
to grow up; to become an adult
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
department store; department
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)