to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
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)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
the place for; the time for; the level of
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
sympathy; compassion; pity
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
observation; survey; watching
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to have time free; to have time to spare
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance