satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to pierce through; to break through
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
antiquity; the previous era
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
very shy person; bashful person
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
column; file; (vertical) line
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
difficult to ...; hard to ...
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)