trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
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
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
handful; small amount; small number
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to look forward to something
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
calm; composed; leisurely
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
second day of the month; two days
to worry about the future
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
penal labour; work assigned to prisoners
picking up trash; collecting garbage