to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to show up; to appear; to turn up
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
unidentifiable; unidentified
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
clear; precise; definite; distinct
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
rather; better; instead; if anything
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
another family; another house
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
attendance; presence; appearance
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project