first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to rank next to; to come after
switching over to; migration; transition
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
cooperation; collaboration
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
one's physical safety; personal security
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan