patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
opinion; point of view; visual point
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to make an appeal; to urge
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
successor; replacement; second wife
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
what do you want?; can I help you?
control; management (e.g. of a business)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
without; unless; have to do
one's first campaign; one's first battle
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
hunting ground; hunting preserve
fortune-telling; divination
joint; seam; joining point
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to be too numerous; to be too much
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
having said that; on the other hand
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated