instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to watch over; to watch attentively
boarder; boarding student
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
human relations; personal relationships
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
modern person; people of today
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
hard to get; hard to come by
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)