medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to have one's knees be about to give way
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
vicious circle; vicious cycle
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
by means of; due to; because of; according to
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take a picture; to take a photo
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect