to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
imposing stance; daunting pose
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
consumption; expenditure; spending
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
not worth doing; waste of effort
having no effect; waste of effort
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dozens; scores of; decades
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase