the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
it is not (like that) either
to behave well (of a child)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to frolic about; to mess around
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
patient's condition; pathology
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to refer to; to use as reference
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
world; society; people; the public
to have a relationship; to have relations
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
how; in what way; by what means
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)