painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to raise one's voice; to shout
to attempt; to test; to try out
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
moderate; proper; just right
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
seasoning; flavour; flavor
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
failure; mistake; blunder
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
having said that; on the other hand
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
somewhat below; slightly below
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to pass (of time); to elapse
to breathe out; to exhale
simply; merely; only; solely
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
making do; getting by (somehow); managing