bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
time; hour; period; class
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude