long time (since the last time); first in a long time
retort; back talk; backchat
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
are you serious?; is that for real?
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
with a friendly grin; smilingly
good humour (humor); good mood
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
this (very thing); this precisely
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
I see; that's right; indeed