to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
way out; means to escape; escape route
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
yearned for; longed for; missed
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
running away from home for a very short time
frivolous interaction; bothering someone (for no good reason); making pointless conversation
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
reconciliation; make peace with
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
everything working out as desired
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)