to whine; to make feeble complaints
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
hereabouts; around there; that area
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
moment by moment; hour by hour
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
how long; how far; how much
overhang; poster; placard; extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank
hard worker; hardworking person
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to miss a chance; to fail to do
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to taste; to try (food or drink)
way of eating; how to eat
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to pile up; to accumulate
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
foreign; abroad; overseas
situation comedy; sitcom; family comedy
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
for your information; I'm telling you
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
want to ... do something; would like to ...