all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
going upstream; sailing against the current
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
fragile article; breakables; broken article
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
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 come to see; to come and see; to visit
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
complete stranger; total stranger
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
greatest mistake of one's life
life; living; I; me; student
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
hesitation; indecision; vacillation