to have no chance (of succeeding)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to lose heart; to lose motivation
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to be sacked; to be dismissed
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to continue to do; to persist in doing
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
on countless occasions; many a time
attenuation; damping; decay
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to begin talking; to open up
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind