to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to be needed; to be wanted
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
on the way back; returning
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to be reflected in a mirror
but; however; even though; even if