to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
ongoing; in progress; afoot
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
mysterious thief; phantom thief
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
striped panties; striped underpants
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
starting point; point of departure
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
foreign matter; impurities
fundraising; financing; cash flow
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters