to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to hand over; to surrender
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
trembling from fear; trembling all over
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
like this; this sort; this way
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards