patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
one's physical safety; personal security
preference; priority; precedence
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
inspection; examination; checking
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
several times; once or twice
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
all parts; various parts; every department
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach