or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
whichever one chooses; either way
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to fall ill; to be taken ill
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
psychiatry; psychiatric department
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
grandfather; male senior-citizen
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
and; thereupon; because of that
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)