surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
suitcase (with wheels and telescopic handle); trolley case
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)