there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
stupid girl; stupid woman
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
index finger; forefinger; second toe
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
shopping; purchased goods
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.