(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to push back; to press back; to force back
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
personality; style; appearance
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
occurrence; happening; incident; event