dropout; quitter; deserter
slight; little; insignificant
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
priority; order of precedence
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to complete decisively; to do to completion
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
allegiance; obedience; submission
-less; lacking; non-existing
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
in order; in turn; one by one
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
forgetting; lapse of memory
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
a glance; a look; a glimpse