precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
sports-minded; sports-oriented
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
illegitimate child; secret love child
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be helpful; to be useful
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
father; dad; husband; you; he
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
this occasion; at this time; now
hospitalization; hospitalisation
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
please; somehow or other; one way or another
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute