to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
it's probably so; it stands to reason
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
modesty; humility; being humble
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
a second time; again; once more; twice
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
sign; indication; omen; symptom
a (single) moment; an instant
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
curious; strange; unusual
(not) even once; (not) ever
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly