to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
although I say; although one might say; although called
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
by myself; in person; by oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
continuation; succession; series
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have a talk; to tell a story