to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
surface of the earth; ground surface
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
depending on; dependent on
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
body; physical system; (the) person
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
scattering (in all directions)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
serious; severe; grave; acute
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
power; might; authority; influence
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
follower; attendant; valet; servant