all of a sudden, all at once

draw back, recede / lessen / retire

step aside

step aside / withdraw when with a superior

be pushed away, be made distant / push away, make distant

distant place, far away place

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

a sound / when used with a "hear" verb, a rumor or fame / news, tidings / a reply, response