if one is unlucky; if one is careless
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
spider's thread; spider silk
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
time limit; time restriction
to relax; to take it easy
oversupply; overstock; glut
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to raise (one's voice) in anger; to make (one's eyes) glare
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
hating; strongly disliking
to use and then throw away
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
wealthy person; millionaire
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
may ... be with you; may there be ...
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up