to increase in value; to gain prestige
(social) position; status
to live; to make a living; to get on with
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
fluent (in a language); flowing
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
sick person; patient; invalid
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
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
administration (of medicine)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
anything and everything; just about everything
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind