to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
results; record; grades; marks
to happen to meet; to come across
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
question; inquiry; enquiry
shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
continuation; succession; series
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
concealment; suppression; hiding
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
ago; since; before; previous
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
as you see; as you can see
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to not believe one's ears
destruction; annihilation; extermination
how long; how far; how much
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se