irritation; annoyance; frustration
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
very likely; very probable
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
person (esp. social outcast) who has nothing left to lose; (lit.) invincible person
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
cooperation; coordination; link
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
if so; in that case; in that situation
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to grumble; to make difficulties
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end