persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
that kind; competition; match
hiding one's embarrassment
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
verbal message; word (from someone)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
rehabilitation (in society)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
one's house; one's home; one's family
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion