the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
way (of doing); manner; method; means
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
hey there; I say; see here
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
relatively; comparatively
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
actor; actress; player; performer
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to like; to love; to be fond of
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
had better ...; had better not ...
one parent; single parent
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet