throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
already; now; no longer; not any more
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
still (continuing); as ever; further
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
noisy; confused; uproarious
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud