active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
future affairs; affairs after one's death
scale; scope; plan; structure
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to tower over the surroundings
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
front entrance; front door
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
space; interval; space character; whitespace
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
whatever brought that on?
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
perfect; just right; ideal
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience