adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to badger; to pester; to beg
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
body and soul; mind and body
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
having gone too far to turn back
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
meanwhile; in the meantime
to torment; to torture; to harass
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to fight to the bitter end
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
tear gland; lacrimal gland
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
drop (e.g. of water); drip
spirit; heart; disposition
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse