to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to take back; to recapture
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
self-consciousness; self-awareness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
going around; patrol; round; tour
to find out; to discover; to locate
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague