painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to comfort; to console; to amuse
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to lose heart; to lose motivation
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
age thirty; one's thirties
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the same; the said; likewise
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
sympathy; compassion; pity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
settlement; solution; resolution
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)
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
if so; in that case; in that situation