to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
pointing out; identification
just because; even if; even though
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
have a good day; take care; see you
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
boy; son; baby boy; young man
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
several times; a few times
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji