I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
such; this sort of; like this
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
unexpected meeting; coincidence
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
your husband; her husband
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
don't worry about it; forget about it
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
and yet; though; when; in spite of
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to watch over; to watch attentively
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
in that manner; like that
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption