lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to deal with a large number
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
way (of doing); manner; method; means
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
several years; a few years
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to pile up; to accumulate
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
directly opposite; right in front
to apologize; to apologise
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)