painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
please (give me); please (do for me)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
kitchen; financial situation; finances
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
at least; at most; (even) just
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
lidded; covered; container with a lid
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough