troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
no!; no no!; no, not at all
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to speak; to say; to vocalize
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
until now; so far; up to the present
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
madder red; dark red; crimson
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
something like ...; something called ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way