for your information; I'm telling you
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
both; both sides; both parties
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to attempt; to test; to try out
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
library; book collection; paperback book
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
instead; but (on the other hand)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
letter; missive; note; mail
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
after that; afterwards; thereafter