just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
convenient; handy; useful
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
memory; ability to remember
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she