verb
ADVERB
▪ completely , fully
▪
He hadn't completely ~ed his strength.
▪ quickly , rapidly
▪ soon
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She soon ~ed her composure.
▪ gradually , slowly
▪ eventually , finally
▪ never
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He was severely injured and never ~ed consciousness.
VERB + REGAIN
▪ attempt to , battle to , fight to , struggle to , try to
▪
She struggled to ~ her composure.
▪ be desperate to , be determined to , hope to
▪
He was determined to ~ what his father had lost.
▪ help sb (to)
▪ manage to
▪ be unable to , fail to
PHRASES
▪ an attempt to ~ sth , a bid to ~ sth , an effort to ~ sth
▪
He is making a bid to ~ his number-one ranking.
▪ a chance to ~ sth , an opportunity to ~ sth
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a chance to ~ the lead in the contest
Regain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ appetite , ↑ balance , ↑ bearing , ↑ breath , ↑ calm , ↑ championship , ↑ composure , ↑ confidence , ↑ consciousness , ↑ control , ↑ credibility , ↑ crown , ↑ custody , ↑ dignity , ↑ faith , ↑ feeling , ↑ fitness , ↑ foothold , ↑ footing , ↑ form , ↑ health , ↑ hearing , ↑ independence , ↑ initiative , ↑ lead , ↑ memory , ↑ mobility , ↑ momentum , ↑ poise , ↑ popularity , ↑ posture , ↑ sanity , ↑ seat , ↑ self-control , ↑ self-respect , ↑ semblance , ↑ sense , ↑ shape , ↑ sight , ↑ splendour , ↑ status , ↑ strength , ↑ throne , ↑ trust , ↑ use , ↑ vigour , ↑ vision , ↑ will