mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
chair; stool; post; office; position
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
wall with exposed timber pillars
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
consequence; outcome; result; blame
father; dad; husband; you; he
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
competing; competition; auction
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
name; given name; first name
meaning; significance; sense
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
such; like that; that sort of; very
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days