boy; son; baby boy; young man
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
absence from work without permission
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to go into labor; to go into labour
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
name; given name; first name
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
stingy; cheap; very frugal
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled