focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
maintenance; preservation; improvement
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
one end; an end; part; fragment
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
head over heels; headlong; head first
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to get one's head around; to think about
shooting down (an aircraft)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
you could say; you might say; verging on the
-less; lacking; non-existing
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
frequency (of occurrence)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
one's way (ahead); one's path
well-cooked; well-done; browned
several times (as large, over)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to name; to call; to christen; to term
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
this one; with this; in this way