to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
running out of gasoline (petrol)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
if so; in that case; in that situation
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to beat to death; to kill
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
(social) position; status
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
synchronization; synchronized swimming
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to squeeze out; to wring out
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside