to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
failure; mistake; blunder
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to set up shop; to open a store
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
number one; first; best; most; game; round
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
while; during; while; although; all; both
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes