firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
unexpectedly; surprisingly
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
lack of innovation; stupidity
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
all you want; as much as one wants
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
March; third month of the lunar calendar
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander