slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)