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to work hard, to try hard, to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to devote oneself to, to make an effort, to be zealous

meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor

mild (climate), temperate, clement, pleasant, agreeable; gentle (nature, personality, etc.), mild, quiet, pleasant; moderate (statement, measure, etc.), mild, temperate

to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish

to be mistaken, to be incorrect, to be wrong; to make a mistake (in), to do incorrectly, to get wrong; to mistake (one thing with another), to confuse

going to work (e.g. in the morning), coming to work

rotation (on an axis); rotation (under its own power)

orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate

to forbid, to ban, to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.), to hold back (e.g. tears)

bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting; refraction; inflection

original document (not a copy or adaptation), book in its original language (esp. a European language)

rough, crude, sloppy, messy; miscellaneous

standing in a row, forming a line, alignment

restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles; binding, confinement with rope

to be stumped, to be at a loss, to be at one's wits' end, to be nonplussed; to be fed up, to be tired (of), to be unable to bear, to be annoyed

to wake up, to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.), to become aware of, to become conscious of, to realize; to come to one's senses

to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out; to train, to drill, to exercise; to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum; to tan (leather); to temper (steel); to walk in procession, to parade, to march

to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen; to be insistent, to persist (in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns; to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant, to be unruly; to prop up (e.g. with a post), to support; to push out (one's legs or arms), to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall), to press; to thrust (one's opponent)

circulation (esp. of documents), sending round

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