what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
that's the way it is; such is life
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
how; in what way; how about
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other