to drop something forcefully; to challenge someone
etwas gewaltsam fallen lassen; jemanden herausfordern (etwas gewaltsam fallen lassen; jemanden herausfordern)
"He threw down his gloves and walked out angrily."
"Er warf seine Handschuhe auf den Boden und ging wütend hinaus." (Er **warf** seine Handschuhe auf den Boden und ging wütend hinaus.)
to introduce new methods gradually
to continue working with the same energy and enthusiasm
to demand people to do something to solve a problem
to gradually disappear from view or sound
to compare different opinions before expressing your own
to gradually weaken someone or something