to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
very great; enormous; serious
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
unimpressive; unimpressed
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to bury; to embed; to implant
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)