till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
dealing with; coping with
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
several times (as large, over)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
willpower; energy; vitality
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner