sorry; apologetic; remorseful
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
great joy; delight; jubilation
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to gather; to collect; to assemble
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
bringing; taking; carrying
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
participation; joining; entry