to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
and; thereupon; because of that
another school; other schools
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
and then; and so; and; so then
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
how many people; a number of people
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
distant look; faraway look
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
source of information; intelligence source; message source
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
hello; good day; good afternoon
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)