to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
softly; mildly; gently; politely
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to intend; to be sure that
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to cause a person trouble
public and private; official and personal; government and people
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to cause someone to worry
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
and yet; though; when; in spite of
last night; yesterday evening
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement