disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
and yet; though; when; in spite of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
late at night; small hours of the morning
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
(necessary) personnel; required person
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
principle; theory; fundamental truth
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
mechanism; organization; organisation