acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
every evening; night after night
bedside; near one's pillow
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
pupil; student; schoolchild
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
genius; prodigy; natural gift
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station