to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
throne; first place; top spot; championship
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone