to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to triumph; to be elated with success
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
man; male; masculine gender
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
charming; fascinating; attractive
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
moderate; proper; just right
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
first-rate; finest quality; the best
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short