directions; instructions; orders; command
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
that's the way it is; such is life
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
selection; choice; option
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
enough is enough; no further!
alone; by oneself; on one's own
two times; twice; two degrees
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other