to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
eternal; unlimited; endless
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to pass (of time); to elapse
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
duty; obligation; responsibility
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
value; worth; virtue; blessing
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
starvation; famine; hunger
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time