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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

2

horsefly; gadfly

1

by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

2

to be completely still

1

don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised

1

having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

2

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

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)

1

necktie pin

4

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

3

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

2

simple; plain

1

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

2

well, I must admit ...

2

the scruff or nape of the neck

1

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

4

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

sense of loss; feeling of loss

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

rival; competition

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

3

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

2

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)

2

integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

the opposite direction; the other way

1

necessity; inevitability

1

detour; roundabout way

2

why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

4

mistake; error; blunder

2

truth; real situation

1

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

2