ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
shock resistance; impact resistance
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)
ratification; confirmation
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
flying column; detached force
(another's) daughter; young lady
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
by itself; automatically; naturally
compensation; indemnity; reparation
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
good humour (humor); good mood
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
all take and no give; rip-off
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to fight each other; to clash
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe