bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
Bulgaria; spirited; rising; sudden; abrupt
to be able to manage somehow or another
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
person unfit for society; misfit
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
dullard; indecisive person
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
one's post; place of work; workplace
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
writing; composition; essay; sentence
tension; mental strain; nervousness
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states