to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
that's the way it is; such is life
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
everything; anything; nothing
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to not be taken seriously
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
endless; boundless; everlasting
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind