| fortitude | n /ketabahan, kecekalan/ (hati); with ~, dgn /tabah, cekal/ (hati): he suffered the pain with ~, dia menanggung kesakitan itu dgn tabah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mettle | n endurance, courage, etc, a. (of person) kecekalan, keberanian: he proved his ~ in battle, dia membuktikan keberaniannya dlm pertempuran; he really showed his ~ during the fight, dia benar-benar membuktikan keberanianny | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backbone | n 1. spine, tulang belakang; 2. mainstay, tulang belakang: the ~ of an organisation, tulang belakang sesebuah organisasi; 3. fortitude, /ketabahan, kecekalan/ (hati): he doesn’t have the ~ to be a leader, dia tdk mempunyai ketabahan utk menjadi seorang pemimpin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grit | n 1. (small pieces of stone) batu halus; (sand particles) pasir; (tech) kersik, grit: ~ got into his eye, pasir masuk dlm matanya; ~ was spread on the road to make it less slippery, grit ditaburkan di atas jalan supaya jalan itu tdk berapa licin; 2. pluck, determination, /ketabahan, kecekalan/ hati, /tabah, cekal/ hati: he showed he was a player with plenty of ~, dia menunjukkan bahawa dia pemain yg amat tabah hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wear | ~ down, haus: my shoes have worn down a lot, kasut saya telah haus sangat; ~ so. down, melemahkan (badan) sso: the fever wore him down, demam melemahkan badannya; ~ st down, a. (act.) menjadikan sst haus, menghauskan sst; (pass.) sst haus: he ~s his heels down at one side, sebelah tumit kasutnya haus; b. (fig.) melemahkan sst: their perseverance gradually wore down all opposition to their plan, kecekalan mereka beransur-ansur melemahkan segala tentangan thdp rancangan mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |