test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
root; joint; base; crotch
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
sword strike; sword slash
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to become hoarse; to become husky
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
for this very reason; that is exactly why
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
unfortunately; regrettably