eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
scenery; scene; landscape
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
shopping; purchased goods
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
price; cost; value; worth; value
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
unique; individual; original; unusual
convenient; handy; useful
articles; supplies; parts
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to miss a chance; to fail to do
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
special training; intensive training; crash course