ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
televising; broadcasting; airing
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
riding fast; driving a horse fast
pop-up (book, toaster, etc.); pop-up
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to watch steadily; to stare
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to be exhausted; to be worn out; to be done in
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency