opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
suffix for familiar person
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
surname; family name; last name
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
such; like that; that sort of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
shellfish; seashell; shell