to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
pointing out; identification
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
one eye; one of one's eyes
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to repeat; to be frequent
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
accumulation; accumulate; store
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
long ago; a long time ago; already
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
weakening; emaciation; decline
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
all-out attack; general offensive
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
footprint; soleprint; last; wooden mold for shoes or tabi (mould)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
large quantity; large amount