happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
confections; sweets; candy; cake
imitating; copying; mimicking
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
none of your business; not your concern
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
corona; coronavirus; COVID-19
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
besides; in addition; also; moreover
don't worry about it; forget about it
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
close; intimate; on good terms
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
transfer student; student changing schools
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
home area; home town; local
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
how many years; how long; what year
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
just one person; only one
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
after a long time; for the first time in a while
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
blow-drying; blow; punch; blowing (i.e. playing a wind instrument, esp. in jazz)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like