running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to press a question; to cross-examine
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
root; joint; base; crotch
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to apologize; to apologise
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice