meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
face contorted and about to cry
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
already; now; no longer; not any more
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
way; method; means; resource; course
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to give; to do (something) for
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
proposal; offer; request; application
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
late at night; at a late hour
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
it is I who should say so
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont