I appreciate your efforts
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
close; intimate; on good terms
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
supply; supplying; replenishment
clearing one's throat; cough
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
collective responsibility; joint liability
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
control; management (e.g. of a business)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
when it becomes; when it comes to
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
rest; break; recess; intermission
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on