to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; period; class
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
as before; as ever; as it was originally
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to have a talk; to tell a story
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
being left out; being ostracized
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward