thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to telephone; to make a phone call
connection; link; relationship
if it is the case that ...
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to some extent; to a certain extent
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
guess; conjecture; surmise
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
world; society; people; the public
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
about here; in this neighborhood
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)