direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
imagination; supposition; guess
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to have no chance (of succeeding)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
several weeks; a few weeks
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
patience; endurance; perseverance
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile