tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
source of funds; resources; finances
friction; discord; strife
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
general classification; broad categorization
time axis; time basis; timeline
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
parallel; parallel; parallel skiing
literally; to the letter; literal
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
seeing off and meeting on return
does not; can not; will not
natural; intrinsic; from birth
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to bring back; to restore
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)