civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
attendance (at school); going to school
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
business trip; official trip
piece; fragment; one (object)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to cut off (a relationship)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to shake; to waver; to tremble
good person; virtuous person
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible