difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
assembling a criminal case
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to surround; to crowd around
(not) a single person; (no) one
front; frontage; facade; main
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to stare back at; to look back at
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
second arrow; second move; second step
must not; should not; do not
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
natural; intrinsic; from birth
blunder; slip; error; error
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things