to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
it is not (like that) either
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
difficult to ...; hard to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
no matter what it is; in every case
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
late at night; at a late hour
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
extension phone (and its main line)
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
coherence; order; focus; point
to have a talk; to tell a story
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
as (for); for; in the capacity of
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment