island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
regular customer; valued client
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
for example; for instance; e.g.
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
than; from; out of; except; but; more
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
fully prepared; all ready
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
image; figure; figure; form; image
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
with the exception of; excepting; excluding