cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
society; public; community; social studies
environment; circumstance
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
indicate reason; infers some protest
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
is something that; is that which
whether one wants to or not; without choice
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
image; figure; figure; form; image
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
being too late; losing one's final chance
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be worried; to be troubled
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
first meeting; first interview with
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up