occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
cultural center; cultural centre
coming and going; commuting
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
and yet; though; when; in spite of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
feeling of calmness and relaxation
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to slap; to strike; to spank
to say (something) over one's shoulder
what's what; heads or tails
reason; cause; circumstances
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly