obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to intend; to be sure that
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
headquarters; head office; main office
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
difference; disparity; gap
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
competent; suitable; qualified
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
had better ...; had better not ...
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting