one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
tendency; trend; inclination
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to discuss; to talk together
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
the other day; a few days ago
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
pending question; unresolved problem
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to line up; to form a party
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
dozens; scores of; decades
custom; practice; convention; precedent
headache inducing; vexing
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
twilight; dusk; faint light
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible