neighbourhood; neighborhood
shopping; purchased goods
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
shoulder (of a road); berm
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
trouble; bother; annoyance
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop