giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
by means of; due to; because of; according to
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
breaking off an engagement
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom