endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
in person; personally; directly
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
losing one's virginity; first-time sex
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to this extent; to this degree; this much
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up