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
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
loveable; very likeable; like very much
story; tale; talk; discussion
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
go that far; to that extent
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
good feeling; feeling good
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion