to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
correction; revision; amendment
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
calculated; premeditated; considered
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
thrift; economy; frugality
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys