impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
now that; since; so long as; because
settlement; solution; resolution
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
what do you want?; can I help you?
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
something; some kind of; for some reason
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
carbide; (calcium) carbide
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
baby face; childlike face; babyface (in pro wrestling); face; good guy
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed