to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
when it becomes; when it comes to
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
honorific/polite/humble prefix
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
beginning; outset; first; onset
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
if you think about it; come to think of it
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
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)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
considerably; fairly; quite
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly