heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
office hours; business hours; working hours
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
national holiday; public holiday
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
change of job; change of occupation; career change
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
rich person; wealthy person
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
thousands; several thousand
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
household economy; family finances
clicking; clopping; clacking
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
every month; each month; monthly
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender