hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to await; to wait for; to expect
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to head home; to leave for home
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
only; merely; but; no more than
successful person; success
beginning; clue; starting point
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
beginner; novice; neophyte
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to fight against; to oppose; to face
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
first match (in a series)
surely (not); certainly (not)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention