troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
silence (not speaking); muteness
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to pretend; to act (as if)
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
pulsation; pulsatory motion
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
petty underling; small fry
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to cry and shout; to scream
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss