endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
as before; as ever; as it was originally
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
that is to say; so that means
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
front; frontage; facade; main
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
sympathy; compassion; pity
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
had better ...; had better not ...
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
oracle; revelation; divine message
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)