persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to blame; to find fault with
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
of course; certainly; naturally
ago; since; before; previous
-less; lacking; non-existing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
interference; meddling; butting in
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
had better ...; had better not ...
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to cross one's mind; to be reminded