request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
how many months?; how long?
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
foreign; abroad; overseas
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
medical expenses; doctor's bill
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
800,000; eight hundred thousand