to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
future (usually near); prospects
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as a child; when one was a child
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(police) detective; criminal matter
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for