tension; mental strain; nervousness
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
urban areas; the streets; town; city
district; section; sector
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
prohibition; inhibition; ban
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
such ... as; or some such
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
way (of doing); manner; method; means
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition