to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to be found; to be discovered
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to lose one's way; to get lost
to make merry; to be festive
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
convenience; user-friendliness
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
air route; airway; air lane; air corridor
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
incident; affair; happening; event
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
matter of time; question of time
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
conquest; domination; mastery
at that time; in those days
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
construction; establishment
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on