exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
foreign matter; impurities
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
regulation; adjustment; control
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
in case of; at that time; at this time
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
a few years ago; some years back
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to suppress one's emotions
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to give an impression; to make an impression
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind