cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to put someone to work; to make someone work
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to look forward to something
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
making efficient; optimization
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
due form; official; formality
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
recommendation; nomination
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
companion; partner; spouse
large number (of); many; majority
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
unmarried; not yet married
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
huge rock; firmness; solidity