breaking off; snapping off
to take; to catch; to capture
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
interest; rights; concession
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
empirical; from experience
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
underground organization; underground organisation
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
reform; reformation; reorganization
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else