to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
while; even though; despite
to offer (put up) resistance
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shed light; to cast light
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
writing (e.g. as a profession)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)