to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
something to wear; clothes
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
one thin flat object; one sheet
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
colour; color; hue; tints
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
aquatic animal; aquatic fauna
breeding; raising; rearing
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
journal; magazine; periodical
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
assertion; declaration; affirmation
one room apartment; studio apartment
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
house; one's house; one's home; one's family