to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
prospects of victory; chances of success
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms