(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
that; the matter in question
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
last ray of hope; only hope
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
by all means; by all costs
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
regret; repentance; remorse
but; however; provided that
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble