to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
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 shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to fill a hole with earth
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
accumulation; accumulate; store
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
choices; alternatives; options
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)