to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
failure; mistake; blunder
to say; to be pleased to say
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to cut corners; to be shoddy
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
that's the way it is; such is life
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
way; method; means; resource; course
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
surface of a board or record
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
that day; the very same day
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very young; little; childish; immature
such; like that; that sort of; very
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
boy; son; baby boy; young man
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity