retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
handrail; railing; banister
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
go that far; to that extent
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to shout (in anger); to yell
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
corridor; hallway; passageway