endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
(political) power; authority; influence
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
impossible; unlikely; improbable
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
for example; for instance; e.g.
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to be needed; to be wanted
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie