to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to save; to leave over; to spare
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
forevermore; for eternity
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
simply; merely; only; solely
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
nothing but; none other than
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
head; chief; boss; leader
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to give; to do (something) for
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
devotion; attachment; infatuation