repair; mending; fixing; servicing
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
inside; interior; inner part
back seat (of a car); rear seat
track number; platform number; wire gauge
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
long ago; a long time ago; already
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
had better ...; had better not ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
practice; practising; exercise; training
several times; a few times
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
reality; actuality; hard fact
doorknob; door knob; door handle
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
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)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort