to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
how long; how far; how much
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
one day; (on) a certain day
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to put one's life on the line
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
superstition; superstitious belief
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to look down on; to make light of
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to die by drowning; to drown
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
depression; low spirits; dejection
at a loss for words; stumped for words
nervousness; oversensitivity
to understand; to make out
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
family structure; family composition; family makeup
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to blaze; to burn brightly
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude