real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
ratio; proportion; percentage
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
separate case; another matter
to gain fame; to make one's name
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
offender; criminal; culprit
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess