to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
rather; sooner; preferably
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
material for experiments; experimental material
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to assemble; to set up; to construct
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
function; facility; faculty; feature
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
source of information; intelligence source; message source
very likely; very probable