to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to say; to be called; to do
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
silence (not speaking); muteness
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
free (of charge); gratuitous
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
instead; but (on the other hand)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to badger; to pester; to beg
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
serves you right!; see what happens!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she