to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
level ground; plain; flatland
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
emotional strength; force of will
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
this occasion; at this time; now
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
together; at the same time; same; identical
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know