on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to whine; to make feeble complaints
back side; back end; posterior; rear
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to raise one's voice; to shout
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
interval; break; pause; spare moment
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin; to set about; to start
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
storage room; store room; lumber room
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing