to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
colorless and transparent
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
impossible to do (although wants to)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to have the privilege of doing
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
in spite of; regardless of
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
on the occasion of; at the time of
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
ten; 10; ten years of age
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
is never the case; has never happened
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
business discussion; negotiation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
carelessly; inattentively
same generation; one's generation
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw