head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
way; method; means; resource; course
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
match declared drawn due to injury
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
journey; route of a journey
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained