patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
true character; real nature
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
in the end; at the end of the day
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to push back; to press back; to force back
metal fittings; metal fixtures
large build; large pattern
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
down jacket; quilted down coat
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
unfortunately; regrettably
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
charming; fascinating; attractive
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
bedridden; confined to bed
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)