to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to be softened; to calm down
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
only; merely; but; no more than
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
button (clothing); push-button; button
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
how many times; how often
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to like; to love; to be fond of