company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to have a talk; to tell a story
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in the future; another day; later
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
short-distance race; sprint
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
arm; skill; efforts; ability
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
school building; schoolhouse
all over; all over the place; everywhere
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
consequence; outcome; result; blame
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy