enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
practice; practising; training; study
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
very busy (person or thing)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
older brother; elder brother
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
name; given name; first name
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
knowing; (an) acquaintance
on the occasion of; at the time of
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to behave well; to mind one's manners
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)