to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
tone (of voice); manner of talking
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to let out a cry; to shout
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to have a talk; to tell a story
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
banning of books; banned book
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...