oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
two persons; two people; pair; couple
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; during; while; although; all; both
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
serious; not joking; straight
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
even though; despite; when
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently