to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
pronunciation; production of sound
genuine article; real thing; real deal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to give a broad grin; to smirk
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
originally; by nature; from the start
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
technique; art; skill; move
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
multiplication table; times table
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to make a speech; to address
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
very popular; highly favoured
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to begin talking; to open up
plural; multiple; several
banging around (e.g. in a fight)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
god of death; death deity; Death
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub