nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become frayed; to become loose
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
correction; revision; amendment
collective responsibility; joint liability
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be at a loss for words
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close