to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to have a hard time of it
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be worried; to be troubled
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
not caring; not giving a damn
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become better; to improve
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task