adaptability; capacity for adaptation
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be at a loss for words
on countless occasions; many a time
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
one's own child; one's own children
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
being too late; losing one's final chance
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to thrust down; to push off
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to rush over; to run up to
without accident; uneventfully; without ...