the wear and tear above his head

• above his head — недоступно — He finds business school above his head;
• to convince — переконувати — She is unlikely to be able to convince him to put in a new toilet;
• demanding — вимогливий — He finds life in the army demanding;
• to determine — встановити, визначити — He still determines to get used to taking orders;
• to be disgusted — відчувати огиду, обурюватися; — She'll be disgusted if she doesn't convince her landlord to put in a new toilet;
• to figure out — розібратися — He is unlikely to be able to figure out the subway system;
• frustrating — розчарований, зневірений — He finds living in New York frustrating;
• guardhouse — гаупвахта;
• to intend — мати намір, планувати;
• intimidating — що (яке) лякає — She finds being single again intimidating;
• to keep up with — триматися на одному рівні з, "іти в ногу з" — He's unlikely to be able to keep up with the other students. [more];
• major — спеціальність — He is unlikely to be able to change his major;
• to maintain the joy of leaving — He has to keep busy if he wants to maintain the joy of leaving;
• to put in — She still hopes to convince him to put in a new toilet. — How much does it cost to put in central heating? — We put in 20 rows of pine trees.
• rigid — строгий — He finds the college rigid;
• to rot — гнити — The floor in the bathroom will rot from the overflowing water;
• slow-paced — млявий, повільний, млявоплинний — He finds retirement slow-paced;
• to strive — старатися, прагнути, боротися — He still strives to hide its wear and tear on him from the press;
• stubborn — впертий — She finds her new landlord stubborn;
• taxing — виснажливий — He finds the presidency taxing.
• weak points — слабкі місця — His weak points wouldn't have been exposed if he had hidden the wear and tear on him from the press;
• the wear and tear — спрацьо́вування, спрацюва́ння;