cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
being all smiles with joy
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
manners; behavior; behaviour
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
short-tempered person; irritable person
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
house across the street; neighbor across the street