to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
retreating figure; appearance from behind
condition; state (of health); appearance
(death from) starvation; starving to death
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
confusion; distraction; derangement
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
endless; boundless; everlasting
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
it's not like; it isn't as if
the opposite sex; isomerism
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to set (sun); to become dark
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to be able to manage somehow or another
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
this, that and the other; this and that
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
arrangement; pact; agreement
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations