apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
old woman; joker (in old maid)
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
one of these days; someday; one day
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
(overnight) stay; lodging
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Cowper's fluid; pre-ejaculate; pre-cum
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria