to strangle; to constrict
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
half a point (esp. in go)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
unable to resist; unable to suppress
it is not (like that) either
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
don't worry; there's no need to worry
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
little finger; pinky; little toe
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
present; gift; to give a present or gift
in comparison to; rather than
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)