(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
monolith; large slab of rock
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
place; room; margin; scope
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say