envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
father; dad; husband; you; he
evening meal; dinner; supper
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
blackberry (esp. the common blackberry, Rubus fruticosus); BlackBerry (mobile device)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
don't worry about it; forget about it
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
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)