contact; touch; contact lens
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
I see; that's right; indeed
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(police) detective; criminal matter
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...