before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
breath; breathing; tone; mood
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
pair; the two; both persons; both things
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to be too late; to be too slow
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
reality; actuality; hard fact
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
that is to say; so that means
loser; defeated person; the defeated
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
person concerned; interested party; related party
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
trembling from fear; trembling all over
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect