painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
impossibly hard video game
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
petty underling; small fry
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
prize money; monetary award; reward
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
stupid brat; son of a bitch
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(not) even once; (not) ever
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
second; number two; runner-up
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
audio system; audio equipment