to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
3rd day of the month; three days
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
on countless occasions; many a time
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
at; in; at; when; by; with
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; RSPCA
approval; acceptance; toleration
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
mother; motherboard; Mother (title of a senior nun); Mother Superior
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
speech impediment; lalopathy
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
indeed; really; truly; very much
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
newspaper story (article, account)
stirring; rousing oneself
Battle of Waterloo (1815)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again