endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
one by one; in detail; minutely
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
proposal; offer; request; application
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to shout (in anger); to yell
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
degree of relative priority
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to get warm; to become warm
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner