to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
protracted war; war of attrition
suddenly; all of a sudden
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
(social) position; status
to give directions; to issue instructions
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
simply; merely; only; solely
throwaway; disposable; single-use
rather; sooner; preferably
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
in the same way as; just like
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
acceleration; speeding up
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to go along; to walk along; to follow
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
diamond dust; ice crystals