to say; to be pleased to say
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
one's own child; one's own children
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
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
way of speaking; intimation
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to become better; to improve
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to ask a question; to ask questions
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
temporary absence from school
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on