irritation; annoyance; frustration
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
such ... as; or some such
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
complete works; complete collection; complete series
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
printout; (computer) printing
book making (binding, publishing)
comparatively; relatively
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
attendance (at school); going to school
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate