sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to wash away; to rinse off
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
with a start; with a jump
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
document; official papers
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
sharply; harshly; stingingly
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
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)
because of; owing to; due to
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to square one's shoulders
retreating figure; appearance from behind
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to relax; to feel at home
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
the person in question; the person themselves; said person