irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
finger flick to the forehead
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
match; game; bout; contest
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit