milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
simply; merely; only; solely
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
nothing but; none other than
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
head; chief; boss; leader
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to give; to do (something) for
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
related to; in relation to
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
1,000,000; one million; million; many
head over heels; headlong; head first
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done