tension; mental strain; nervousness
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly