endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to fall in love (with); to love
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be enchanted; to be charmed
pensive; meditative; wistful
while; during (the time when)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
conduct; behavior; behaviour
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
enemy's strength or fighting power
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
news; word; tidings; omen
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
addition; increase; Canada
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
flying column; detached force
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
locational advantage; advantageous position
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off