hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to be able to manage somehow or another
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
close; intimate; on good terms
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
goodness; excellence; virtue
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to head home; to leave for home
notebook computer; laptop
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight