noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to complain; to make a complaint
about this time; about now
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
simply put; putting it simply; in short
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to make an appearance; to show up
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth