in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to distract one's attention
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
without cause; without reason
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
first-rate; finest quality; the best
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
after use; after occurring
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
reaching; attaining; arrival
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
too much; excessively; too
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to drink up; to drain (cup)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
good performance; good work; great success
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
long military service; having experienced many battles