idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
to appear in the newspaper
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
(not) even once; (not) ever
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
only; merely; but; no more than
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
impossible; unlikely; improbable
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
redial; redialing; redialling
to press a question; to cross-examine
willpower; energy; vitality
practice; practising; training; study
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
along the river; riverside