tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
difficult to ...; hard to ...
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
one (thing); one piece; one item
electricity; (electric) light
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
to redeem (from sin); to save
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)