to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
beginning; clue; starting point
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
putting into operation; invocation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
maintenance; preservation; improvement
final; eventual; ultimate
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
head over heels; headlong; head first
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
considerably; greatly; a lot
consequence; outcome; result; blame
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to be silent; to say nothing
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched