to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
arbitration; intercession; mediation
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
folding; collapsible; telescopic
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
housing district; residential district
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to say; to be called; to do
living; lifestyle; living room
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
university student; college student
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
nonchalantly; without a care
greeting; a fine thing to say