to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
very much; exceedingly; extremely
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about