minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
awareness; realization; noticing
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation