• The supply of coal in the bin is getting low ( or dwindling , or running short , or nearly exhausted , or coming to an end ).
• When an oil field runs dry, ...
• The star may explode when most of the helium in the core is used up .
• The supply of coal in the bin is getting low ( or dwindling , or running short , or nearly exhausted , or coming to an end ).
• When an oil field runs dry, ...
• The star may explode when most of the helium in the core is used up .
Циммерман М., Веденеева К.. Русско-Английский научно-технический словарь переводчика. Russian-English scientific dictionary for translators. 2012