labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
endurance; perseverance; patience
to need; to demand; to take; to require
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to spend time (on doing something)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to rock; to shake; to swing
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to become a yokozuna; to be a yokozuna
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
shout of victory; cry of triumph
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
small number; few; minority
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
several weeks; a few weeks
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to play a leading role; to play a central part