burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
it is not (like that) either
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
considerably; fairly; quite
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
at once; immediately; right now
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
cannot be compared with; no match for
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
covered with; stained; smeared
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)