not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
senior; elder; person older than oneself
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be traumatized; to be shocked
administration (of medicine); giving medication
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
consoling the spirits of the dead
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
outside world; physical world
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
sex life; sexual activities
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
sunlight filtering through trees