to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
surely; certainly; without doubt
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to get narrower; to contract
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
by all means; by all costs
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
periodic; regular; routine
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
even if not; even without
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
full view; plain sight; completely visible
society; the world; the times
just because; even if; even though
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes