to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to take away; to carry off
literally; to the letter; literal
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
recovery; rescue; recapture
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
blitzkrieg; lightning war
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
climax; peak; zenith; apex
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
old couple; elderly couple
every person; every mouth; every entrance
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be smeared; to be covered