long lasting, enduring ☊ 
持久 → ☊ 
lâu dài vĩnh cửu thường xuyên 
permanent like: lâu dài → →
Nach dem Praktikum hat man mir eine feste Stelle angeboten. ☊ 
Sau khóa thực tập người ta đã mời tôi vào làm việc lâu dài. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1759) The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal. ☊ appeal ☊
battle (against sth): her long battle against cancer ☊ battle ☊
The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career (= her career has ended). ☊ curtain ☊
Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. ☊ delay ☊
Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. ☊ effective ☊
Their long struggle ended in failure. ☊ end in sth ☊
We thought long and hard before deciding to move house. ☊ hard ☊
She went on to catalogue a long history of disasters. ☊ history ☊
an initial/a lasting impression ☊ impression ☊
intend doing sth: I don't intend staying long. ☊ intend ☊
Sorting these papers out is going to be a long job. ☊ job ☊
He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him. ☊ memory ☊
After years of war, the people long for a lasting peace. ☊ peace ☊
The accident has not done any permanent damage. ☊ permanent ☊
Their affair did not develop into a lasting relationship. ☊ relationship ☊
In the long run, it works out more expensive to rent a television than to buy one. ☊ rent ☊
a long search for the murder weapon ☊ search ☊