accumulation; accumulate; store
as; because; with; due to
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
head; lead; vanguard; first
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to pass (of time); to elapse
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
behind; in the rear; in back
to watch over; to watch attentively
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to stop walking; to pause
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
personality; style; appearance
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
reopening; resumption; restarting
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)