to ask for too much; to expect too much
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place where one works; construction site; working area
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to run around; to bustle about
at work; in the midst of work; working
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
empirical; from experience
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
typical; standard; fixed; stereotyped