hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
study; research; investigation
to emphasize; to attach importance to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(college) president; secretary-general
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
going upstream; sailing against the current
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
consequently; as a result
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
already; now; no longer; not any more
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
undeveloped country; third world country