to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
difficult problem; challenge
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
round; spherical; circular
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
addition; increase; Canada
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
stage actor; stage actress
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency