don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
myself; yourself; I; me; you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
locker room; changing room; dressing room
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
have a good day; take care; see you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
how; in what way; how about
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be able to manage somehow or another
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
wearing one's hair in braids
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(a) little; somewhat; somehow