taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
home area; home town; local
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
if you do this; if this is the case
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
empirical; from experience
to say; to tell; to state; to do
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
failure; mistake; blunder
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
February; second month of the lunar calendar
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
in this way; thus; such; uh...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the place for; the time for; the level of
your husband; her husband
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon