effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
interference; meddling; butting in
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
just because; even if; even though
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
now that; since; so long as; because
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
near; close; beside; third person
to approach; to draw near
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bad influence; negative influence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)