turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
that's the way it is; such is life
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to knock down; to knock off
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to be hot on a person's heels
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
polite; respectful; reverent
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in the meanwhile; during the time
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
finishing blow; coup de grâce
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally