| stout | 2. resolute, cekal: our brave and ~ soldiers, askar kami yg cekal dan berani; a ~ heart, hati yg cekal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sticker | 2. (colloq) persevering or determined person, cekal hati, tabah: I’ll say this for the boy, he is a ~, ttg budak itu, saya berani berkata bahawa dia cekal hati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dogged | adj gigih, cekal: ~ persistence, ketekunan yg gigih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 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 |
| unshockable | adj tdk mudah terkejut: he is strong-hearted and ~, dia cekal hati dan tdk mudah terkejut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gritty | adj 1. (containing grit) berpasir; (having the texture of grit) kasar: the ~ doormat, pengesat kaki yg berpasir; ~ bread, roti kasar; 2. plucky, determined, cekal: he is the ~ type, dia jenis orang yg cekal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| annealed | adj 1. sepuh lindap: ~ copper wire, dawai kuprum sepuh lindap; 2. (fig. ) /cekal, tabah/ hati. | 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 |
| determined | adj 1. resolute, (pred) berazam, bertekad; (attrib) kuat /azamnya, tekadnya/: he was ~d to see his family, dia berazam utk berjumpa dgn keluarganya; a ~ woman who will not give up easily, wanita yg kuat azamnya dan tdk mudah mengaku kalah; 2. unflinching, gigih, cekal: his ~ efforts to achieve success deserve praise, usahanya yg gigih utk mencapai kejayaan patut dipuji. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |