collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
upper half of the body; upper body
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
half the body; half length
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to push back; to press back; to force back
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
long time; several hours; long spell
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to become settled; to be fixed