Vocabulary

it may be because

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...

blindness; the blind

to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

it is very warm

can't help worrying; besides myself with worry

cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that

regardless of; irrespective of; without distinction of; no matter (how, what, when, etc.)

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

should not; must not

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

how much; how many; to what extent

to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it

(in) his way; peculiar to him

cancelled because of rain; to be cancelled in case of rain

postponed because of rain

utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all

to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super

to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants

to play a central role; to take a leading part

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

serious topic (of conversation)

thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly

to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

to look as if one is important; to swagger around

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

last update; last updated

to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; a hand reaches out from one's throat

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

to throw oneself down; to lie down