badger
my son is badgering me for a car 息子が私に車を買ってくれとせがんでいる。
I badgered him into coming with me さんざん言ってとうとう彼を連れ出した。
implore
implore aid from 〜に援助を請う
implore someone to come home 家に帰ってきてと（人）に哀願する
drudgery
drudgery of daily practice 日々の退屈な稽古
ceaseless drudgery きりのない単調な仕事
interminable
interminable meeting いつまでもダラダラと続く会議
after interminable weeks of 何週間にもわたる〜の後で
wait in an interminable line 長い列に並んで待つ
perceive
perceive〜as a gain 〜を得な事と見る
perceive 〜 as a promising market 〜を将来有望な市場として考える
perceive 〜as a soft 〜を甘く見る
TODAY’S IDIOM
to pour oil on troubled waters-to make peace, to calm someone down
When I tried to pour oil on troubled waters, both the angry husband and his wife stopped
their quarrel and began to attack me.
