chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
runner-up; second (in a race)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing