fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hey there; I say; see here
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
self-torturing; masochistic
inside; interior; inner part
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
hard struggle; strenuous effort
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to watch steadily; to stare
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency