laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
this world; this life; world of the living
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
prohibition; inhibition; ban
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to throw into; to toss into
to get back together (with a former partner)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
preface; introduction; preamble
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to spit out; to eject; to dump
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with