to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
the whole day; all the day
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
format; procedure; way of proceeding
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
intention; idea; inclination; wish