pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
as if it were about oneself
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
greatness; excellence; magnificence
slapping; splashing; splatting
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
on and after; from ... onward; since
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
almost every day; almost daily
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung