great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to complain; to make a complaint
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
practical question (problem); practical matter
to become better; to improve
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
voice recognition; speech recognition
somehow; for some reason or other
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
sincere; honest; faithful
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
very likely; very probable
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
how long; how far; how much
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
physical condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do