intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
it is not (like that) either
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
unruly (e.g. of a child); unyielding; disobedient; strong-willed
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
surname; family name; last name
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of