willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to bail out (water); to scoop out
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
dehiscence; cleavage; fission
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
declaration; proclamation; announcement
emphatic sentence-ending particle