easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
handrail; railing; banister
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
father; dad; husband; you; he
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
fast-talking; rapid talking
it's no joke; gimme a break!
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to be exhausted; to be tired out
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to head home; to leave for home