to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
railroad operating over private tracks
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
supply; supplying; replenishment
infrastructure improvement
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
attack; drive; advance; invasion
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
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)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to run through; to run past
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
craftsmanship; artisanship
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
making efficient; optimization
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
madness; craziness; insanity