American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
then; well; so; well then
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
bet; wager; stake; gamble
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of