to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to complain; to lodge a complaint
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
short pause; short interval
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to understand (each other); to comprehend
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
victim; injured party; sufferer
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
popular person; favorite; favourite
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
only recently; just of late
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously