patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
commissioned officer; military officer
belatedly; though a little too late
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
recuperation; medical treatment
great difference; major mistake
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
be (that) as it may; having said that
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff