from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
naturally; of course; understandably
to detain; to check; to restrain
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
just one person; only one
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
already; now; no longer; not any more
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...