futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
price; cost; value; worth; value
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
pointing out; identification
two persons; two people; pair; couple
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
height (of body); stature
difference; variation; difference
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
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
while; even though; despite
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of