irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
self-defense; self-defence
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
material; materials; data; information; documents
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence