association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
killing two birds with one stone
having children; attempting to conceive
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
way of talking; speaking style
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
many; numerous; various; large number of
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
hello; good day; good afternoon
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
free (of charge); gratuitous
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend