to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
proper; respectable; decent; honest
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
choices; alternatives; options
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
billow; surge; large wave
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
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
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(social) position; status
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous