to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
point of compromise; common ground
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
build; physique; frame; constitution
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
several minutes; a few minutes
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
means; way; method; measure
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
how many people; a number of people
timewise; temporal; chronal
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
blood formation; hematopoiesis; haematopoiesis; hemopoiesis; haemopoiesis; hematosis