source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
a little bit; a little while
hey there; I say; see here
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to bend; to warp; to curve
standing firm; holding out
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
considerably; fairly; quite
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
like this; this sort; this way
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
such; this sort of; like this
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention