to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that's true; of course; obviously
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
study; research; investigation
to be helpful; to be useful
stupid brat; son of a bitch
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself