youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to invite in; to show someone in
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to be pleased with; to suit
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
retort; back talk; backchat
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
are you serious?; is that for real?
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
with a friendly grin; smilingly
good humour (humor); good mood
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
this (very thing); this precisely
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command