pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
even though; despite; when
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
redoing; doing over again
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
around the world; throughout the world
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
hedge; fence; border; limit
war; fighting; fierce competition
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
one cause; one reason; one factor
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
rapid pace at which the information technology field moves; dog's ear
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
division; section; classification; sorting; division
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
about; on; regarding; per; for every
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge