appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
the way back; the way home; return trip
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
book; volume; this; present; main; head
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
at once; immediately; right now
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
child; childish person; immature person
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
loveable; very likeable; like very much
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break