overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
stimulating; exciting; provocative
story; tale; talk; discussion
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
wedded life; married life
to torment; to harass; to tease
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
how; in what way; how about; questionable
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
choices; alternatives; options
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
change of course; route change; direction change
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)