to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
individual; private person; personal; private
possession; retention; maintenance
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
large number (of); many; majority
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
in the end; at the end of the day
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
prevention measure; preventive measures
large amount of money; great cost
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
in the future; another day; later
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be worried; to be troubled
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
in unison; as one; united
to help each other; to cooperate
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove