taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
operation; functioning; running
too many to count; too numerous to mention
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
opening ceremony (of the school term)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
long ago; a long time ago; already
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
self-; from (a time or place)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely