to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to find out; to discover; to locate
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
region; limits; stage; level
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
pride; boast; credit (to)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
many; numerous; various; large number of
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat