the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
innocent; cherubic; childlike
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
competitive swimming; swimming race
space; interval; space character; whitespace
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
very great; enormous; serious
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
protracted war; war of attrition
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
delay; putting off; procrastination
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
victim; injured party; sufferer
unexpectedly; surprisingly