apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
declaration; proclamation; announcement
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be able to manage somehow or another
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
interest; rights; concession
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still