fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
several weeks; a few weeks
form; method; system; formula
to lose sight of; to miss
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
great war; great battle; world war
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
maintaining the status quo
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
former (incumbent); predecessor