difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
long ago; once upon a time
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
settlement; conclusion; summary
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
life-sized doll used for masturbation; cage (rattan or cane) used in bed in the tropics; bolster used for warmth when sleeping
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to tumble down; to roll down
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
one by one; one after another; successively
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)