to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
rest; break; recess; intermission
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pending question; unresolved problem
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(very) patient; persevering
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to outrun; to run through to the end
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
at least; at most; (even) just
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
proposal; proposition; suggestion
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!