inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
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)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
covered with; stained; smeared
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
weightlessness; zero gravity
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to creep about; to crawl around
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
double; twice (as much); twofold
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
ramification; branching off
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
divide into four pieces; one fourth
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
preservation; retainment; keeping