troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
reinforcement; strengthening
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
alert status; emergency alert
superior; superiors; senior
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
the other day; a few days ago
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to let out a cry; to break forth
besides; in addition; also; moreover