to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
Virgin Mary; Jesus' mother; Santa Maria (Columbus' ship)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
end; close; finish; termination
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to live; to make a living; to get on with
beyond comparison; incomparable
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
whatever the case; under any circumstances
pleasant feeling; good feeling
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to turn right; to turn to the right
second; number two; runner-up
neat and clean; tidy; trim
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
pull; patronage; tug; discount
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
in swarms; in great crowds
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
flustered; confused; panicked
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)