sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be able to manage somehow or another
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to relax; to feel at home
perception; sensing; noticing
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
military personnel; soldier
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much