retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
polydactyly; polydactylism; hyperdactyly
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
long ago; already; a long time ago
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
infantile neurosis characterized by crying at night and convulsions; temper; nerves
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
rather; better; instead; if anything
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now