irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to say no more; to sink into silence
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
surrounding at a distance
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
business ability; business acumen
tool; implement; means; furniture
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
sales promotion; hard selling
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side