burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
it's no joke; gimme a break!
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
technique; art; skill; move
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
discouragement; disappointment
covered with; stained; smeared
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily