stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
twice; again; second time
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
nod; inclination of the head
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
firm promise; definite promise
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to emphasize; to attach importance to
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to worry about the future
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
rest; break; recess; intermission
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
not necessarily so; is not always true