somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
(some) more; even more; longer; further
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
parting; separation; farewell
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)