voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
lately; recently; nowadays
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how many people; a number of people
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to palm off; to force a sale
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time