hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
master; teacher; stable master
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
boy; son; baby boy; young man
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
gastroenteritis; stomach flu
third day of the month; three days
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to be pretentious; to put on airs
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
anything and everything; just about everything
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
1,000,000; one million; million; many
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
fluent (in a language); flowing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)