to be perturbed; to be agitated
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
expressing one's mind; speaking out
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
one's own child; one's own children
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
patriotic feelings; patriotism
back country; remote countryside
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
human relations; personal relationships
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to need; to call for; to require
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
spirit; heart; disposition
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
for a while; for some time; for a period
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
great war; great battle; world war
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly