exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(find) common (meeting) ground
proposal; proposition; suggestion
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
outsider; someone outside of a group
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
nothing but; none other than
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
such; this sort of; like this
don't you think?; indicates question
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
matter of time; question of time
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
in name only; titular; nominal
trivial; not amounting to much
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to pause; to have a short intermission
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige