difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(period of) a year; during an era
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to apologize; to apologise
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fifth day of the month; five days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
time; hour; period; class
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn