to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
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.)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
change; alteration; modification
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling