test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
beginning; outset; first; onset
accumulation; accumulate; store
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
still; as yet; as it has been
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
how long; how much; to what extent
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
genuine article; real thing; real deal
southern part; the south (of a region)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
than; from; out of; except; but; more
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force