something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
as a child; when one was a child
in comparison to; rather than
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
story; tale; talk; discussion
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
neighbourhood; neighborhood
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(one's) quota; assignment
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
as (for); for; in the capacity of
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone