several weeks; a few weeks
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
university student; college student
single-father household; motherless family
to become red; to redden; to blush
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
while; during; performed in this condition
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
plateau (e.g. in weight loss); (period of) stagnation
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes