mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
other side; opposite side; other party
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
your husband; her husband
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
meaning; significance; sense
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
such ... as; or some such
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to look around; to survey
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)