declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
along; parallel to; in accordance with
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
two persons; two people; pair; couple
surroundings; environs; circumference
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
other side; opposite side; other party
scenery; scene; landscape
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
battlefield; battleground
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to blaze; to burn brightly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
complete; whole; perfect; safe
gradually; slowly but steadily
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
upper half of the body; upper body
carbonization; carbonisation
spine; backbone; spinal column
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to die; to lay down life's burden