absence; disregard; indifference
very young; little; childish; immature
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
way (of doing); manner; method; means
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
ability; capability; skill
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to do for (the sake of someone else)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
production (e.g. play); direction
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
while; during (the time when)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
same; similar; (just) like; equal
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
way of reciting; way of telling a story
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about