to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
adds force or indicates command
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
official business; public business
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
while; even though; despite
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to make a speech; to address
biological parent; real parent
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
one's family; family member
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
vocal sound; tone of voice
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly