to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
military shoes; combat boots
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
port city; harbor city; harbour city
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
silence (not speaking); muteness
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be at a loss for words
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
private; recruit; aircraftman; seaman
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to take a step forward