disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
several times; once or twice
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to blow through; to blow across
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
fixed date; appointed day
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
admiration; wonder; astonishment
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say