several minutes; a few minutes
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to put one's strength into
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
ability; performance; efficiency
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
worried look; concerned expression
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
changing clothes; change of clothes
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
pieces; scraps; disconnected
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
keep up your strength; chin up!
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into