troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to whine; to make feeble complaints
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to feel depressed; to be down
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
came here; coming here; recently
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
even though; despite; when
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
comfort; consolation; diversion
passing through without stopping; passing by
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality