participation; joining; entry; adherence
third day of the month; three days
recuperation; medical treatment
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
foreign; abroad; overseas
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
instead; but (on the other hand)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to become desperate; to give in to despair
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
having said that; on the other hand
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
opinion; point of view; visual point
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
cooperation; collaboration
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone