thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
covered with; stained; smeared
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
opposite side; other side; other party
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
three parts; three copies
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
grip (of hand); grip strength
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
incident; affair; happening; event
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
particularly; only; in the case of
stealthily; secretly; in secret
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said