retreating figure; appearance from behind
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
long military service; having experienced many battles
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
all (there is); as long as there is
succession struggle; succession race
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
Rubik's Cube; Erno Rubik's Magic Cube
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
transcendence; excellence; superiority
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
companion; company; tritagonist
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to subsist; to keep on living
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to close (one's eyes); to shut
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds