toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
toilet training; potty training
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
one thin flat object; one sheet
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
junior high school student; middle school pupil
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
of no interest; not interested
even if; even though; however; no matter how
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that