to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to get thin; to taper off
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
document; official papers
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to concern; to be related
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
recently; lately; these days
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
persistence; single-mindedness
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
solution; solution strategy
(brute) force; using all one's might
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to be needed; to be wanted
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism