to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to throw into; to toss into
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
as far as the eye can see
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to breathe out; to exhale
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
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)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time