to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
digital native; person who has grown up in the age of computers, the Internet, etc.
to feel; to sense; to experience
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
slash character (ASCII 057); slash (fan fiction)
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
family; members of a family
how long; how much; to what extent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
such; like that; that sort of; very
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve