what's what; heads or tails
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
at first; initially; in the beginning
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
family; members of a family
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to thrust before; to thrust at
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to happen to meet; to come across
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to throw into; to dump in together
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to force open; to push open
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
head; lead; vanguard; first
toughened glass; tempered glass
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name