patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
personal; individual; private
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
(another's) child; child; kid
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to do together; to share; to participate in
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
I don't want to boast but
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous