local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
club activities; extracurricular activities
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be saved up (of money)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to cease; to stop; to be over
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
personal; individual; private
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to understand (each other); to comprehend
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to have a reason; to have an excuse
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem