spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
going through; going via; going by way of
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
rest; break; recess; intermission
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
around the clock; day and night
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
rather; better; instead; if anything
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
failure; mistake; blunder
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
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
(within a) territory; domains