to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
trifling matter; urination; urine
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
intelligence operative; spy
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
excellent plan; best policy
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour