cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
whether one wants to or not; without choice
separate case; another matter
intelligence gathering; information gathering
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
study; research; investigation
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
making practical; making useful; implementing
method of treatment; cure; remedy
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
street; quarter; district; area
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
woman; lady; adult female
never ceasing; never ending; endless
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
urban areas; the streets; town; city
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
eight (long cylindrical things)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
general public; the masses
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time