begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
from the beginning; from scratch
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now