to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
father; dad; husband; you; he
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
on bad terms; at loggerheads
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
three; three years of age
until now; so far; up to the present
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
such ... as; or some such
to apologize; to apologise