fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to be relieved; to feel relieved
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
interference; intervention; meddling
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
long-lived program (on TV, radio, etc.); long runner
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still