to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
good; goodness; right; virtue
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
most part; greater part; majority
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
business ability; business acumen
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
iron hammer; crushing blow
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
the poor; the needy; the destitute
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)