tofu; bean curd; beancurd
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
innumerable; countless; numberless
ten; 10; ten years of age
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to concern; to be related
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
and then; and so; and; so then
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
when; how soon; how long until
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
meeting place; assembly hall
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to complain; to make a complaint
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
general idea; concept; notion
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
spread; span; expanse; extent
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring