strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
effect; result; worth; use; avail
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
spirit; heart; disposition
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
street at night; making a night journey
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek