unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to put someone to work; to make someone work
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
number one; first; best; most; game; round
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that