ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
grandfather; male senior-citizen
like this; this sort; this way
to bring back; to restore
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
how much; how many; to what extent
labor; labour; manpower; working force
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents