to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
rather; sooner; preferably
as (for); for; in the capacity of
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
too much; excessively; too
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
desperation; struggle to the death
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
conviction; belief; confidence
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to keep in mind; to memorize
rapid development; rapid unfolding
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in one's own way or style
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
enemy territory; hostile place
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...