to make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
faire de grands efforts pour atteindre ou obtenir quelque chose (faire de grands efforts pour atteindre ou obtenir quelque chose)
"She always strives for excellence in her work."
"Elle s'efforce toujours de viser l'excellence dans son travail." (Elle s'efforce toujours de viser l'excellence dans son travail.)
to decide not to do something after agreeing to it
to wait patiently without taking action
to continue doing something from the point you stopped
to rebel or protest against authority or oppression
to connect an electrical device to a power source or network
to eat something very quickly and greedily