too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
no!; no no!; no, not at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
nothing but; none other than
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
every person; each one; everybody
to attempt; to test; to try out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
first meeting; first interview with
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to put someone to trouble
considerably; fairly; quite
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
how; in what way; by what means
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable