scene; sight; scenario; setting
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to become better; to improve
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
attitude that one must keep going no matter what
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
much less; to say nothing of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
by myself; in person; by oneself
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
frame; framework; outline
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
failure; mistake; blunder
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to feel; to sense; to experience
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")