to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
in that way; like that; that way
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to be discordant; to have discord
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to apologize; to apologise
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort