thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
how many months?; how long?
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
book; volume; this; present; main; head
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
bill (at a restaurant); check
man; male; masculine gender
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen