punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
way; method; means; resource; course
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
of course; certainly; naturally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough