machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
moment to quit; way to quit
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to make one's own; to take possession of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
very great; enormous; serious
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
a considerable number; a fair number
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
several times; a few times
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
of course; certainly; naturally
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
thickness; profundity; depth
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly