to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
exaltation; emotional uplift
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
almost; roughly; approximately
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
contest of strength; trial of strength
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
curse; spell; malediction
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
beyond imagination; unimaginable
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
insatiable; untiring; persistent
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in the meanwhile; during the time
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
letter; missive; note; mail