noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
at work; in the midst of work; working
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
comfort; consolation; diversion
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
right (to do something); authority; power
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to repeat; to do something over again
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
obstinate person; blockhead
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
form; shape; figure; visage
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...