to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
serious; not joking; straight
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
that; the matter in question
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
waste of time; killing time
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to be prolonged; to drag on
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to say; to be called; to do
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
for today; for the time being