bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the front; honest; upright; decent
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
what kind of; what sort of; what
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)