to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
all night; throughout the night
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
probability; likelihood; chances
to put into effect; to put into practice
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
second; number two; runner-up
thicket; coppice; brushwood
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
invisibly; secretly; privately
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to grumble about something (trivial)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to spend time (on doing something)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
order; command; directions; instructions
quick-witted; quick to understand
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled