height (of body); stature
beginning; outset; first; onset
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
reaction; response; reaction
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cartoon-character costume
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
alone; by oneself; on one's own
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise