totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
stimulant; stimulative; excitant
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
older brother and younger sister
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
out of sight; out of eyeshot
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
superiority complex; sense of superiority
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention