hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
even if; even though; however; no matter how
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
older sister; lass; young lady
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to talk; to chat; to chatter
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree