tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
likability; favorability; popularity
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
devoted; self-sacrificing
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
technique; art; skill; move
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
near miss; just missing (each other)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to lure out; to entice out
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
patience; endurance; perseverance
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off