one's mental make-up (structure)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
very; much; greatly; a lot of
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to become fraught with emotion
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
in that way; like that; that way
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
admiration; being impressed (by)
sympathy; empathy; response
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
in advance; beforehand; previously
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
momentum; amount of exercise
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old