in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
expressing one's mind; speaking out
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to hold fast; to protect to the end
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
nice; likeable; desirable
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)