trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to jar; to creak; to grate
fax; facsimile; fax machine
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
at once; immediately; right now
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
vicissitudes; ups and downs
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
man; male; masculine gender
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
long ago; already; a long time ago
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize