confections; sweets; candy; cake
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pregnancy; conception; gestation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to grow up; to become an adult
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care