bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
classification; categorization; sorting
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
young girl; lass; adolescent female
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
like this; this sort; this way
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
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)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
genuine article; real thing; real deal
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
having said that; be that as it may
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet