strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
this for sure; certainly is
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
hand luggage; hand baggage
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to kill; to choke the life out of
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
other side; opposite side; other party
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
someone (something) not to be trifled with
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
protective instinct; defensive instinct
helping hand; help; support; aid
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
eating quickly; speed-eating
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless