to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
three sides; small offering stand
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to lose one's footing; to slip
main cause; primary factor
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion