to grumble about something (trivial)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
sincere; earnest; serious
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
consideration; taking into account
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to get change back; to be more than enough
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
time; hour; period; class
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face