bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
4th day of the month; four days
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
persevering; very patient
small number; few; minority
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
at a loss for words; stumped for words
pure; true; genuine; unmixed