shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
somehow; for some reason or other
force; the Force (in Star Wars)
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
what kind of; what sort of; what
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
lot number; house number; address; residence; address; memory address
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
hostility; animosity; enmity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights