effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
regret; repentance; remorse
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to accept; to receive; to agree
because of; owing to; due to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
what's the matter?; what's wrong?