tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
all; entire; whole; altogether
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
solitude; loneliness; isolation
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
in comparison to; rather than
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
how many years; how long; what year
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way