to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in the meanwhile; during the time
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
serious; severe; grave; acute
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
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)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be worried; to be troubled
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
manly; masculine; like a man
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
short pause; short interval
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
in proportion to; just as much as
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
without; but if; otherwise; or else
critical condition; being on the verge of death
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
that; the matter in question
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
alone; by oneself; on one's own