tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
folding; collapsible; telescopic
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
cold storage; refrigeration
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
by sheer strength; by brute force
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
just the other day; quite recently
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
method of bringing up; method of raising
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
complete; whole; perfect; safe
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
doing whatever one pleases
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly