patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
had better ...; had better not ...
helper; assistant; help; assistance
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
founder; originator; pioneer
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
material; materials; data; information; documents
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
word; term; language; speech
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
(religious) faith; belief; creed
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
memories; recollections; reminiscence
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord