to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
at first; in the beginning; originally
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
time around sunset; early evening
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
left side; left-hand side
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)