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When the hardest part of a task is finished: “We’ve still a long way to go, but at least we ________.”

ARE OVER THE HUMP 165
OVER THE HUMP 90
ARE OVER THE HILL 46
MADE A START 37
HAVE MADE A START 33
NR 23
WORST IS OVER 22
OVER THE HILL 19
ARE ON OUR WAY 17
HAVE GOT THE WORST BEHIND US 17
ARE HALFWAY HOME 15
ARE OVER THE WORST 15
CAN SEE THE END 14
GOT THE WORST BEHIND US 12
ON THE WAY 12
GOT A GOOD START 11
HAVE STARTED 11
CAN SEE DAYLIGHT 10
GOT STARTED 10
OVER THE WORST 10
STARTED 10
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING 9
ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING 8
HALFWAY HOME 8
ON OUR WAY 8
ARE ON THE RUN 7
GETTING THERE 7
HAVE GOT A GOOD START 7
ARE HALFWAY 6
ARE OVER THE HURDLE 6
GOT A START 6
GOT THIS FAR 6
MAKING HEADWAY 6
ARE HALFWAY THROUGH 5
HALFWAY THERE 5
HALFWAY THROUGH 5
HAVE GOT A START 5
MADE A GOOD START 5
MAKING PROGRESS 5
ARE GETTING THERE 4
ARE GOING DOWNHILL 4
ARE HALF DONE 4
ARE HALFWAY THERE 4
ARE ON THE WAY 4
ARE OVER THE TOP 4
ARE STARTED 4
END IS IN SIGHT 4
GOT OVER THE HUMP 4
HAVE GOT THE WORST DONE 4
OUT OF THE WOODS 4
WORST IS DONE 4
ACCOMPLISHED THIS MUCH 3
ALMOST THERE 3
ARE ALMOST THERE 3
ARE MAKING HEADWAY 3
ARE ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE 3
ARE OUT OF THE WOODS 3
ARE OVER THE WORST OF IT 3
GOT A HEAD START 3
GOT IT LICKED 3
GOT THE WORST DONE 3
GOT THE WORST OF IT DONE 3
HALF-FINISHED 3
HALFWAY 3
HAVE BROKEN THE ICE 3
HAVE DONE THE WORST 3
HAVE GOT THAT MUCH DONE 3
HAVE GOT THE BAD PART DONE 3
HAVE MADE A BEGINNING 3
HAVE MADE A DENT 3
HAVE MADE A GOOD START 3
MADE IT 3
MADE PROGRESS 3
NEARLY THROUGH 3
ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE 3
SEE THE END 3
ABOUT DONE 2
ARE ALMOST THROUGH 2
ARE HALF THROUGH 2
ARE HALFWAY DONE 2
ARE MAKING PROGRESS 2
ARE NEAR THE END 2
ARE ON THE ROAD 2
ARE OVER THE BRIDGE 2
ARE OVER THE HARD PART 2
ARE OVER THE ROUGH PART 2
ARE WELL ON THE WAY 2
COME A LONG WAY 2
DONE THE WORST PART 2
FINISHED THE HARD PART 2
GOT IT MADE 2
GOT THAT FAR 2
GOT THE BIG PART DONE 2
GOT THE HARDEST PART DONE 2
GOT THE WORST PART DONE 2
HALF DONE 2
HALF THROUGH 2
HAVE A GOOD START 2
HAVE BEGUN 2
HAVE BROKEN ITS BACK 2
HAVE COME A LONG WAY 2
HAVE GOT IT LICKED 2
HAVE GOT IT MADE 2
HAVE GOT MOST OF IT DONE 2
HAVE GOT STARTED 2
HAVE GOT THE HARD PART DONE 2
HAVE GOT THE WORST PART DONE 2
HAVE GOTTEN OVER THE HILL 2
HAVE GOTTEN SOMEWHERE 2
HAVE MADE A DENT IN IT 2
HAVE MADE PROGRESS 2
HEADED DOWN HILL 2
MADE A BEGINNING 2
MADE A DENT 2
MADE A DENT IN IT 2
MADE A GOOD BEGINNING 2
MADE A SHOWING 2
MADE AN EFFORT 2
MADE HEADWAY 2
OVER THE BUMP 2
OVER THE WORST PART 2
PASSED THE HALFWAY MARK 2
PAST THE HALFWAY MARK 2
THROUGH THE WORST OF IT 2
TRIED 2
WORST IS BEHIND US 2
WORST IS OVER WITH 2
WORST OF IT’S OVER 2
WORST PART IS OVER 2
“ARE OVER THE DOG, WE’LL GET OVER THE TAIL TOO” 1
“I GOT OVER THE HEAD, I CAN GET OVER THE DOG’S TAIL” 1
“REACHED THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, IT’LL BE DOWNHILL FROM HERE ON” 1
ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING 1
ACCOMPLISHED 1
ACCOMPLISHED A GREAT DEAL 1
ACCOMPLISHED A LOT 1
ACCOMPLISHED THAT MUCH 1
AHEAD OF THE GAME 1
ALL DOWNHILL 1
ALL DOWNHILL NOW 1
ARE ALMOST FINISHED 1
ARE CLOSE 1
ARE GAINING 1
ARE GAINING HEADWAY 1
ARE GAINING ON IT 1
ARE GETTING SOMEWHERE 1
ARE HALF FINISHED 1
ARE HEADED IN 1
ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION 1
ARE HOME FREE 1
ARE IN SIGHT OF THE END 1
ARE JUST ABOUT FINISHED 1
ARE MOVING 1
ARE NEARING THE END 1
ARE NEARLY THERE 1
ARE NOT BEATEN 1
ARE ON A DOWNHILL DRAG 1
ARE ON A DOWNHILL SLANT 1
ARE ON OUR WAY HOME 1
ARE ON THE DOWNHILL DRAW 1
ARE ON THE EASY END 1
ARE ON THE HOME STRETCH 1
ARE ON THE MOVE TRACK 1
ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK 1
ARE ON THE RIGHT TRAIL 1
ARE ON THE UP-GRADE 1
ARE ON THE WAY HOME 1
ARE ON THE WAY IN 1
ARE ONE-HALFWAY DONE 1
ARE OUT OF THE HARD PART 1
ARE OUT THE HARD PART 1
ARE OVER HALF DONE 1
ARE OVER HALFWAY 1
ARE OVER HALFWAY DONE 1
ARE OVER THE BRINK 1
ARE OVER THE DIVIDE 1
ARE OVER THE HARDEST 1
ARE OVER THE HARDEST PART 1
ARE OVER THE ROCKY PART 1
ARE OVER THE RUT 1
ARE PAR 1
ARE PAST THE HARD PART 1
ARE PAST THE HUMP 1
ARE PAST THE WORST 1
ARE PRETTY NEAR FINISHED 1
ARE PRETTY WELL DONE 1
ARE PROGRESSING 1
ARE SEEING THE END 1
ARE STILL ALIVE 1
ARE THAT FAR 1
ARE THROUGH THE WOODS 1
ARE THROUGH THE WORST 1
ARE TIGHTENING IT UP 1
ARE WELL ON OUR WAY 1
ARE WENDING OUR WAY 1
ARE WITH THAT 1
AT LEAST WE’VE GOT THIS FAR 1
BEGUN 1
BIGGEST END IS SWUNG 1
BIGGEST PART’S BEHIND US 1
BROKE ITS BACK 1
CAN BEGIN TO SEE DAYLIGHT 1
CAN GET OUR BREATH 1
CAN SEE OUR WAY CLEAR 1
CAN SEE THE END OF IT 1
CAN SEE THE END OF THE TUNNEL 1
CAN SEE THE FINISH 1
CAN START TO SEE THE END 1
COAST FROM NOW ON IN 1
COME THIS FAR 1
CONQUERED IT 1
CONQUERED THE MAIN ISSUE 1
DID MAKE A START 1
DID THE HARDEST PART 1
DON’T HAVE AS MUCH AS WHEN WE STARTED 1
DONE DONE THE WORST PART 1
DONE NOBLE 1
DONE THE WORSE 1
DONE THE WORST 1
DOWNHILL FROM HERE 1
END ISN’T FAR OFF 1
FINISHED THE WORST 1
FINISHED THE WORST OF IT 1
GET STARTED 1
GETTING PRETTY WELL ALONG 1
GOING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE 1
GONE THIS FAR 1
GOOD START 1
GOT A GOOD HEAD START 1
GOT A START AT IT 1
GOT AROUND THE CORNER 1
GOT GOING 1
GOT HER WHIPPED NOW 1
GOT IT 1
GOT IT COMING OUR WAY 1
GOT IT GOING OUR WAY NOW 1
GOT IT KNOCKED 1
GOT IT PRETTY NEAR LICKED 1
GOT IT STARTED 1
GOT IT WHERE THE HAIR IS SHORT 1
GOT IT WHIPPED 1
GOT MOST OF IT DONE 1
GOT MOST OF IT TOGETHER 1
GOT OVER THE HARDEST PART OF IT 1
GOT OVER THE HILL 1
GOT OVER THE TOP 1
GOT OVER THE WORST 1
GOT PART OF IT DONE 1
GOT SO FAR 1
GOT SOME OF IT DONE 1
GOT SOMEWHERE 1
GOT THE BAD PART DONE 1
GOT THE BEST OF IT 1
GOT THE BIG END BEHIND US 1
GOT THE BIG PART LICKED 1
GOT THE BIGGEST END DONE 1
GOT THE BIGGEST JOB OVER 1
GOT THE BIGGEST PART DONE 1
GOT THE BIGGEST PART FINISHED 1
GOT THE EASIEST COMING 1
GOT THE HARD PART BEHIND ME–THE REST OF IT’S A PUD 1
GOT THE HARD PART FINISHED 1
GOT THE HARDEST THING DONE 1
GOT THE MAJORITY DONE 1
GOT THE TOUGH PART DONE 1
GOT THE WORSE OF IT OVER 1
GOT THE WORST OF IT BEHIND US 1
GOT THE WORST OF IT OVER 1
GOT THE WORST OVER 1
GOT THE WORST OVER WITH 1
GOT THE WORST PART OVER 1
GOT THROUGH THE WORST OF IT 1
GOTTEN OVER THE HILL 1
GOTTEN OVER THE ROUGH PART 1
GOTTEN OVER THE ROUGH PARTS 1
GOTTEN OVER THE WORST 1
GOTTEN THE WORST OUT OF THE WAY 1
GOTTEN THIS FAR 1
HALF-LICKED 1
HALFWAY DONE 1
HARD PART IS DONE 1
HARD PART IS OVER 1
HARD PART OF IT’S OVER 1
HARD PART’S BEHIND US 1
HARDEST IS OVER 1
HARDEST IS PAST 1
HARDEST PART IS DONE 1
HAVE A START 1
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A GOOD BIT 1
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IT 1
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS 1
HAVE COME A LONG WAYS 1
HAVE COME THIS FAR 1
HAVE COMPLETED THAT MUCH 1
HAVE CONQUERED THE HURDLE 1
HAVE COVERED A LOT OF TERRITORY 1
HAVE CROSSED THE BRIDGE 1
HAVE DID THE HARDEST PART 1
HAVE DONE THE HARD PART 1
HAVE DONE THE WORSE PART 1
HAVE DONE THE WORSE PART OF IT 1
HAVE FINISHED PART OF IT 1
HAVE FINISHED THAT MUCH 1
HAVE GONE HALFWAY 1
HAVE GONE OVER THE HARDEST PART 1
HAVE GONE THIS FAR 1
HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WORST 1
HAVE GOT ALL DOWNHILL 1
HAVE GOT BIG PART DONE 1
HAVE GOT HALFWAY 1
HAVE GOT IT GOING 1
HAVE GOT MOST OF IT BEHIND US 1
HAVE GOT OVER THE HUMP 1
HAVE GOT THE BETTER OF IT 1
HAVE GOT THE BIG PART DONE 1
HAVE GOT THE BIGGEST PART OF IT DONE 1
HAVE GOT THE HARD PART THROUGH 1
HAVE GOT THE JOB HALF DONE 1
HAVE GOT THE MAJORITY BEHIND US 1
HAVE GOT THE ROUGHEST BEHIND US 1
HAVE GOT THE WORST 1
HAVE GOT THE WORST OF IT DONE 1
HAVE GOT THE WORST OVER WITH 1
HAVE GOT THE WORST UNDER OUR BELT 1
HAVE GOT THIS FAR 1
HAVE GOTTEN HALFWAY 1
HAVE GOTTEN MOST OF IT 1
HAVE GOTTEN OVER THE HUMP 1
HAVE GOTTEN SO FAR 1
HAVE HALFWAYS DONE 1
HAVE HIT THE PEAK 1
HAVE HOPES OF FINISHING 1
HAVE IT MADE NOW 1
HAVE MADE A GOOD BEGINNING 1
HAVE MADE A SHOWING 1
HAVE MADE A STAB AT IT 1
HAVE MADE A TRY AT IT 1
HAVE MADE AN EFFORT 1
HAVE MADE FRIENDS 1
HAVE MADE HEADWAY 1
HAVE MADE IT SO FAR 1
HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR 1
HAVE MADE SOME HEADWAY 1
HAVE MADE THE HEADWAY 1
HAVE MANAGED THIS FAR 1
HAVE MOST OF IT DONE 1
HAVE PASSED THE PEAK 1
HAVE STARTED GOOD 1
HAVE STARTED WELL 1
HAVE SUCCEEDED 1
HAVE THE BULK BEHIND US 1
HAVE THE HARDEST DONE 1
HAVE THE MOST OF IT DONE 1
HAVE THE TOUGHEST END DONE 1
HAVE THE WORST PART DONE 1
HAVE TRIED 1
IN THE CLEAR 1
IN THE SEVENTH-INNING STRETCH 1
IN THE STRETCH 1
IT’LL BE DOWNHILL FROM NOW ON 1
IT’S ALL DOWNHILL 1
IT’S DOWNHILL 1
IT’S DOWNHILL FROM HERE 1
IT’S DOWNHILL FROM HERE ON IN 1
IT’S JUST A DOWNHILL 1
IT’S WELL ON THE WAY TO COMPLETION 1
ITS BACK IS BROKEN 1
JOB WELL BEGUN IS A JOB HALF DONE 1
LICKED IT 1
LONG SHOT 1
MADE A BIG DENT IN IT 1
MADE A GOOD START ON IT 1
MADE A MARK 1
MADE GOOD HEADWAY 1
MADE GOOD PROGRESS 1
MADE SOME HEADWAY 1
MADE SOME PROGRESS 1
MADE THE FIRST COURSE 1
MADE THE START 1
MAIN JOB’S DONE 1
MOST DIFFICULT PART IS DONE 1
NEARING THE END 1
NEARLY FINISHED 1
NEARLY HOME 1
NEARLY THERE 1
NOT MUCH LONGER 1
ON FIRST BASE 1
ON THE DOWNGRADE 1
ON THE DOWNHILL GRADE 1
ON THE DOWNHILL HAUL 1
ON THE DOWNHILL PULL 1
ON THE DOWNWARD GRADE 1
ON THE HOMESTRETCH 1
ON THE RIGHT TRACK 1
ON THE RUN 1
ON THE WAY TO COMPLETION 1
ON THE WAY TO THE END 1
OVER THE BAD PART 1
OVER THE HARD PART 1
OVER THE HURDLE 1
OVER THE PEAK 1
OVER THE ROUGH SPOTS 1
OVER THE TOP 1
OVER THE WORST HUMP 1
OVER THE WORST OF IT 1
PART DONE 1
PART OF THE WAY 1
PASSED THE CRISES 1
PASSED THE HILL 1
PASSED THE PEAK 1
PASSED THE STORM 1
PROGRESSING 1
REACH THE END AFTER A WHILE 1
REACHED THE HALFWAY MARK 1
REACHED THE POINT WHERE THE WORST IS DONE 1
ROUGH IS OVER 1
ROUGHEST ROAD IS BEHIND 1
SEE THE LIGHT 1
SEE THE ROAD 1
SEEING THE END OF THE ROAD 1
SLOPE OFF 1
STARTED ANYHOW 1
STARTED DOWN THE LINE 1
STARTED IT 1
THAT MUCH IS BEHIND US 1
THROUGH THE HARD PART 1
THROUGH WITH THE HARD PART 1
THROUGH WITH THE WORST 1
THROUGH WITH THE WORST OF IT 1
TIGHTENING IT UP 1
TURNED THE CORNER 1
WE’RE ALMOST FINISHED 1
WE’RE ON OUR WAY HOME 1
WELL BEGUN 1
WELL BEGUN IS HALF DONE 1
WELL ON OUR WAY 1
WILL BE GOING DOWNHILL 1
WILL BE SLIDING HOME 1
WILL MAKE IT 1
WILL PROBABLY GET IT DONE 1
WORST IS BEHIND 1
WORST IS PAST 1
WORST OF IT’S DONE 1
WORST PART OF IT’S DID 1
WORST PART OF IT’S OVER 1
WORST PART’S OVER 1
WORST’S BEHIND US 1
WORST’S OVER 1

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