endurance; perseverance; patience
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
metal plate; metallic plate
discrimination; discernment; identification
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
nesting hole; burrow; den
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to