apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ago; since; before; previous
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to need; to call for; to require
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
older sister; elder sister