clearing a mission; mission cleared
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
2nd day of the month; two days
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
choices; alternatives; options
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
while; even though; despite
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to remove; to move out of the way
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
touching; moving; painful
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
practical problem; practical matter
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations