noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
hold; holding; long press (touchscreen gesture); touch and hold; hold (in rock climbing or bouldering); hold (in wrestling)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
chance (of success); odds
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
minimum; at the very least
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to speak; to say; to vocalize