to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to snap; to break (under pressure)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to count on one's fingers
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
well-mannered; courteous; polite
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
folding into four; quarto
folding; collapsible; telescopic
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
paper crane; origami crane
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
threefold; folded in three
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
going through great pains in vain
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
at that (very) moment; just then
folding knife; clasp-knife; penknife
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
food packed in a wooden box
to kneel (on one knee); to crouch down (e.g. in a shooting stance); to break off and spread out; to break and lie down
to get along with; to compromise; to make concessions; to come to an agreement
polyline; broken line; zigzag; polygonal line
advertising insert (e.g. in a newspaper); inserted flyer
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
tucking up the hem of one's garments
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to become mentally exhausted; to be tired (from worry)
to exhaust all one's options
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
to be folded under or inside
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
folding bicycle; folding bike
box made of thin wood or cardboard
laboring in vain; wasted effort; vain efforts
bent nail; crooked nail; 'L' hook (nail or screw); square bend screw hook
having exhausted every available means; (lit.) having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
shuttling back and forth; shuttle service
folding book; folded sections of a book
line to fold along (e.g. origami, packaging); bend line
turned-down collar; turndown collar; lapel
to humbly implore; to beg profusely
to tell again and again; to repeat; to refrain; to turn up; to turn down
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
breaking under the weight of snow
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
the soft may prove more durable than the hard; (lit.) willow trees don't break under the weight of snow
Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare)
occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time
to guarantee (someone's ability or the quality of their work); to vouch for; to endorse
octavo (book format); 8vo
to be worth the effort; to be worth the trouble
gambrel roof; mansard roof
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
acrostic poetry; acrostic
of all times (for this to happen); of all days
L-shaped nail; staple; small clamp
leaflet; folded printed matter
paper-folding machine; paper creaser; paper creasing machine
Miura map fold; special technique for folding used on some solar panel arrays
calling back; return phone call
fold and blindstitch a pleat or folded edge
quire (bookbinding); gathering; section; signature
flat length (of a rubber band)
crease (used as a writing guide); creasing; crease line