every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
coherence; order; focus; point
in terms of; from the point of view of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to comfort; to console; to amuse
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
witnessing; observing; sighting
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bedside; near one's pillow
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain