to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
notice; notification; report; posting
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
fate; chance; relationship; tie
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(not) merely; (not) simply
reaching; attaining; arrival
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
smallish; on the small side
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
conditionally; with conditions attached
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
heap; pile; stack; full measure
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix