(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
hello; good day; good afternoon
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to push aside; to push one's way through
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
pride in one's strength or skill
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to surround; to crowd around
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
wherein; therein; thereinto
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
household; home; family; housekeeping