chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
empirical; from experience
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to reason with (a person)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to check; to stop; to keep back
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
festival; feast; carnival
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to become empty; to be emptied
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to watch steadily; to stare
recently; lately; these days
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be prolonged; to drag on
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
earnings from a part-time job