to lose sight of; to miss
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
how; in what way; by what means
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
massive earthquake; megaquake
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to shake off; to throw off
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to correct oneself; to restate
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
the following week; the next week
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said