endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
pasture; grassland; meadow
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
lightning strike; lightning bolt
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
before god; before an altar
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
long ago; a long time ago; already
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
a long, long time ago; very long ago
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze