vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
memories; recollections; reminiscence
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily