to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
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)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
postcard; memo; note; card
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
publisher; publishing house; publishing company