to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
stepping back; drawing back
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to dance; to perform dance steps
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to understand from experience
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost