to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
strength; power; proficiency; ability
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be worn down; to be reduced
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
one part; one portion; one section
to scrape off; to plane off
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
fire for luring fish at night
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to some extent; to a certain extent