oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
entreaty; supplication; petition
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
high street; town centre (center)
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
period of time; time slot; time zone
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
great difference; major mistake
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room