stepping back; drawing back
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
as a child; when one was a child
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
step; stride; counter for steps
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
handrail; railing; banister
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
vacant house; unoccupied house
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to jump upon (a moving object)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to forget completely; to leave behind
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to be erected; to be built
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
standing close together; bristling (with)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school