to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
river; stream; River; the ... river
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
several minutes; a few minutes
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
powerful medicine; strong poison
to smash; to break into pieces
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
offensive (movement); aggression
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
several times (as large, over)