to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
rest; break; recess; intermission
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
surrounding at a distance
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
person concerned; interested party; related party
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to stiffen; to become stiff
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
department store; department
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink