to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
state of the war; war situation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
having ended; being resolved
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
accumulation; accumulate; store
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
professor; teaching; instruction
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
vicious circle; vicious cycle
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare