endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
in the meantime; meanwhile
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
composite; combined; complex
acid; sourness; sour taste
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected