to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(political) power; authority; influence
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to become misty; to become hazy
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
family-oriented; familial
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to shake one's head (in denial)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
selection; choice; option
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
instant; moment; for an instant
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
packhorse; workhorse; hack
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
understood; I see; OK; present; here
correction; revision; amendment
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff