feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
in that way; like that; that way
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
in one's own way or style
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
consumption; expenditure; spending
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
schedule; program; calendar
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to try to do; to attempt to do
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
early on; earlier on; from early
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
latest version; latest edition
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
at first; in the beginning; originally