to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
curfew; lockdown; grounding
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
(not) even once; (not) ever
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
redoing; doing over again
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
because of; owing to; due to