to strike repeatedly with force, such as intense sun or rain
ударять повторно с силой, как интенсивное солнце или дождь (udaryat' povtorno s siloy, kak intensivnoye solntse ili dozhd')
"The afternoon sun beat down on the field all day."
"Полуденное солнце било по полю весь день." (Poludenneye solntse **bilo** po polyu ves' den'.)
crawling on hands and knees
to achieve a small success but fail in the larger goal
to survive, one must adjust to the new conditions
to continue working even when you are tired or out of energy
a feeling of being calm and free from worry
so stressed or tired that one can hardly cope
