older brother; elder brother
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
living room (Western style); sitting room
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
continuation; succession; series
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
furious facial expression
to press a question; to cross-examine
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to collect; to assemble; to gather