selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
Son of God; child of an emperor
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be found; to be discovered
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
don't worry about it; forget about it
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
last days; the end; one's fate
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
laboratory animal; experimental animal
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
of no interest; not interested
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate