stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
running as fast as one can
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
armed forces; military; troops
special selection; finest pick; top pick
number of persons; personnel
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
originally; by nature; from the start
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
every single word and phrase; word by word
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
order; command; directions; instructions
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
rest; break; recess; intermission