trio; gang of three; threesome
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
please; somehow or other; one way or another
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
breadwinner; biggest earner
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
business trip; official trip
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
considerably; greatly; a lot
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
main question; real issue at hand
number of persons; personnel
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
reform; reformation; reorganization
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten