task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
solution; solution strategy
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
class; heading; group; category
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
(social) position; status
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt