to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to complain; to lodge a complaint
pupil; student; schoolchild
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to begin some form of lifestyle
to need; to demand; to take; to require
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
time; season; period; phase; stage
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to pile up; to accumulate
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
first meeting; first contest between
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
devoted; self-sacrificing
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
moaning; muttering; complaining
to complain; to make a complaint
to come and see (someone, something); to visit