that's the way it is; such is life
desperation; struggle to the death
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
if so; in that case; in that situation
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
priority; order of precedence
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
job-related; operational; business; in the course of one's work
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to be infected; to be contagious
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
urgency; exigency; emergency
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
tool; implement; means; furniture