endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
by myself; in person; by oneself
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper