to cut corners; to be shoddy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
freely; frankly; without reserve
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
with a friendly grin; smilingly
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to breathe out; to exhale
to gather; to collect; to assemble
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
pointing out; identification
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
sphere; counter for balls
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to cut; to slit; to slash
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
frame; framework; outline
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace