to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
lecture hall; lecture room
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
communication skills; communication ability
one parent; single parent
to be perturbed; to be agitated
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
pain of love; love troubles
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
hard worker; hardworking person
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother