to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
to intervene; to stop (something)
settlement; solution; resolution
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
in that manner; like that
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
absence; disregard; indifference
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
this institution; this parliament; this hospital; this clinic
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver