endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to press a question; to cross-examine
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
bedside; near one's pillow
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
simmer; bubble out; flow out
sunlight; rays of the Sun
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to employ; to hire; to charter