honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
just because; even if; even though
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
from the beginning; from scratch
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
alone; by oneself; on one's own
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime