retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
metallic sound; metallic clank
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
true to one's name; living up to one's name
the way one works; one's working manner
ingredient; component; composition
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
while moving; on the move
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
explanation; interpretation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to throw open; to leave open
being all smiles with joy
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)