the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
already; now; no longer; not any more
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
individual; private person; personal; private
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
tractor; towing vehicle; driving force; leading role
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
reason; cause; history; origin
-less; lacking; non-existing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
so; like this; in this way
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
besides; in addition; also; moreover
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit