communication skills; communication ability
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
patient; unhurried; leisurely
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
nectar (drink of the gods)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
what proportion; what percentage
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
choice; selection; option
after that; afterwards; thereafter
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly