celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
spring break; spring vacation
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
study group; study meeting
third day of the month; three days
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
sports ground; sports oval
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
no matter how much time passes
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
presence; sitting with; being with
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
it is I who should say so
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do