will; volition; intention; intent; determination
willpower; energy; vitality
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
different opinion; objection
having no effect; waste of effort
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
progress; advance; improvement; development
steady progress; rapid advance
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
straight; as the crow flies
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
free (of charge); gratuitous
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
noisy; confused; uproarious
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other