skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
head; brains; intellect; understanding
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
instead; but (on the other hand)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to have a hard time of it
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
even though; despite; when
how others look at you; what others think about you
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
on countless occasions; many a time
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry