three; three years of age
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(something) so small; so little; trifling
trivial; not amounting to much
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
stomach ache; abdominal pain
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean