stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
one's original family name; maiden name
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
there is nothing; having nothing
reaction; response; reaction
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
correction; revision; amendment
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
pride; dignity; self-worth
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
like this; in this way; as you see
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
influence; clout; leverage
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
it is I who should say so
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane