to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
don't worry about it; forget about it
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
only recently; just of late
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
overconfident; presumptuous
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
there being no use in arguing (about it)
concussion (of the brain)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
desperately; for one's dear life
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement