to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(present) head of a family
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
is that so?; I see; right; oh
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
even though; despite; when
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
determination; resolution
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry