patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
don't worry about it; forget about it
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
program (e.g. TV); programme
admiration; being impressed (by)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
the way back; the way home; return trip
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
society; the world; the times
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
in proportion to; according to; depending on
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
Putin; Putin, Vladimir (1952-; president of Russia)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
with a crack; with a smash
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)