to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
something; something or other; something something
it's been a long time; long time no see
the other day; a few days ago
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be conspicuous; to stand out
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to turn towards; to point
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together