to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
himself; yourself; herself
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
new arrivals; new acquisitions
taking a picture or video of oneself
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
the last moment; the very end
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
certain evidence; definite evidence
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to telephone; to make a phone call
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
demanding; difficult; strict
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)