trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
how; in what way; by what means
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
fireball; bolide; fireball
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace