preservation; retainment; keeping
how long; how far; how much
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
pleasant feeling; good vibes
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
even if not; even without
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
scenery; scene; landscape
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
front; frontage; facade; main
to notify; to advise; to inform
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision