persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
choice; selection; option
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
installation; setting; fitting; mounting
nesting hole; burrow; den
in the meanwhile; during the time
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to come face to face (with)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
name; given name; first name
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
world; society; people; the public
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all