reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to use up all one's strength; to die
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
silence (not speaking); muteness
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
consumption; expenditure; spending
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
in the same way as; just like
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
that is to say; so that means
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
conferring of decorations
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence