to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
best (highest) record; new record
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
in the same way as; just like
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to push aside; to push one's way through
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.
stepping back; drawing back
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
set meal; special (of the day)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
innermost depths of one's heart
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
family; members of a family
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...