abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
lightly; easily; carelessly
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
replenishment; supplement; reparation
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fall; drop; descent; coming down
site; point on a map; spot
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
quarrel; dispute; argument
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve