father; dad; husband; you; he
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
while; during; while; although; all; both
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
committing (oneself to); commitment; involvement; commit (data management, version control)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
serious; not joking; straight
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
originally; by nature; from the start
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
tradition; legend; folklore
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
cineast; someone who works in the movie industry
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
resolute; determined; bold
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
though; notwithstanding; although
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for