to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
almost every day; almost daily
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
patting; stroking; caressing
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
family; members of a family
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
good humour (humor); good mood
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
reality; actuality; hard fact
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...