cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
remaining; left-over; excess
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
without; unless; have to do
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
again and again; repeatedly
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to stick it out; to see it to the end
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
thickness; profundity; depth
moment by moment; hour by hour
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
possession; retention; maintenance
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to shout (in anger); to yell
forgetting; lapse of memory