to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
again; once more; a second time
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
item; something that one "just has to have"
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
and; thereupon; because of that
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
for example; for instance; e.g.
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular