I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be silent; to say nothing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
alone; by oneself; on one's own
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
with these words; while saying
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
innocent; cherubic; childlike
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
speech; expression; wording; language
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
bluff; false show of power; bold front
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?