effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
general mobilization; general mobilisation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
most difficult; next to impossible
in accordance with; according to
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
that's a different matter; that's a different story
conditionally; with conditions attached
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
speech; expression; wording; language