stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one by one; one each; one at a time
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to prostrate oneself before
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
retention; maintenance; preservation
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
end of life; death; annihilation
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to brush off; to shake off
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly