to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to degenerate; to lapse into
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
inundation; submersion; flood
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to lose heart; to lose motivation
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
marathon; long-distance race
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
voluntary; optional; free; elective
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to tell all; to give a full account
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to do for (the sake of someone else)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
instead; but (on the other hand)
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard