purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
rather than; more ... than ...
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to increase; to add to; to augment
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
every person; each one; everybody
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
on the occasion of; at the time of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to put one's strength into
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
about; concerning; related to; -ish
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
more than usual; especially; particularly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
postwar period; period after Second World War
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event