several minutes; a few minutes
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
time; hour; period; class
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
contrived; false-sounding
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be greedy; to devour greedily
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry