I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
how long; how much; to what extent
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
going up and down; going back and forth
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
military conflict; armed conflict
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
each newspaper; every newspaper
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
government forces; government troops
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
comfort; consolation; diversion
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
both; both sides; both parties
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
double suicide; lovers' suicide