tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
more than usual; especially; particularly
to flare up; to fly into a rage
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
still (continuing); as ever; further
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
now that you say that; now that you mention it
you could say that; that might be so
real experience; actual observations
pointing out; identification
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
in proportion to; just as much as
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
grotesque; disgusting; gross
rising; ascending; climbing
without permission; without notice
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to lose sight of; to miss
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to collapse; to flop (onto)