robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to be embarrassed; to lose face
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
your daughter; young woman
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
only; merely; but; no more than
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
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
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
in the end; at the end of the day
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into