to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
correction; rectification; mending; repair
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
ingredient; component; composition
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
independent action; acting alone
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
madder red; dark red; crimson
person being waited for; person who waits
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back