persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to succeed; to bear fruit
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
worthy of special mention
orphan; person without friends
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to say no more; to sink into silence
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon