opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to like; to love; to be fond of
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and yet; though; when; in spite of
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
trivial; not amounting to much
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
such; like that; that sort of; very