to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
comfort; consolation; diversion
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to have a long life; to live a long time
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify