wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
prospects of victory; chances of success
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
sour look; surly face; pout
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression