with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
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
in the future; another day; later
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
interior design; interior; upholstery
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to repeat; to do something over again
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 tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
establishment; settlement
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation