thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
then; well; so; well then
had better ...; had better not ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
people; men and women; each person; everybody
dwelling; house; residence; address
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
several years; a few years
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult