to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
start of work; commencement; opening
starting line; starting point
private affairs; personal matter
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to have a reason; to have an excuse
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
fucking; screwing; having sex
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
though; even if; whether ... or ...
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
in that way; like that; that way
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
schoolgirl; female student
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean