tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
literally; to the letter; literal
brave fight; desperate fight
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to shed light; to cast light
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
comparatively; relatively
unique; peculiar; singular
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to smile broadly; to grin widely
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
boastful speech; bragging
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK