commencing with; including
engagement; business; affair; use; need
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to carry around; to carry on one's person
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
self-deprecating; self-mocking
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to get help; to enlist aid
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
contract; compact; agreement
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair