fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
reduced scale; scaling down
construction; architecture (of buildings)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
practice by repetition; learning by rote
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
how long; how far; how much
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in